CVE-2012-2738 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in GNOME Terminal via a crafted escape sequence with a large repeat count, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2738?
CVE-2012-2738 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (long loop and CPU consumption) via an escape sequence with a large repeat count value.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nalin Dahyabhai Vte.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2738?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-2738 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2738 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2012-2738, DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738, GHSA-55r6-7773-xfwg, OESA-2022-1648, openSUSE-SU-2024:10407-1.