# CVE-2024-37535: Denial of service in n/a > An attacker can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the GNOME VTE library by sending a malicious window resize escape sequence. - **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** An administrator - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 9 Jun 2024 - **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** AZL-42631, AZL-43167, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535, GHSA-wrc7-97qh-j6mh, MGASA-2024-0219, OESA-2024-1803, OESA-2024-1826, OESA-2024-1827, OESA-2024-1828, OESA-2024-1829, SUSE-SU-2024:2151-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2152-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2153-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2180-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37535, USN-6833-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14284-1 ## What is CVE-2024-37535? CVE-2024-37535 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description GNOME VTE before 0.76.3 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a window resize escape sequence, a related issue to CVE-2000-0476. Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37535? | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `vte` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 0.74.2-150600.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 0.74.2-150600.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.44.2-9.6.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.44.2-9.6.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 0.58.3-150200.3.3.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 0.44.2-9.6.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.3 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 0.66.2-150400.3.5.1 | | `vte` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 0.74.2-150600.3.3.1 | | `vte` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.76.3-3.1 | ## How do I fix CVE-2024-37535? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2024-37535 being exploited? It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-37535 exists. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-37535 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-37535 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-37535 exists. Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37535/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37535/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37535 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37535 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-37535 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37535/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.