CVE-2012-2738
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-2738 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-07-22 16:55:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
SingleConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.10.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.13.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.14.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.16.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.17.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.17.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.17.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.17.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.19.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.19.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.19.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.19.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.20.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.21.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.22.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.23.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.23.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.23.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.23.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.23.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.24.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.24.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.24.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.24.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.25.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.25.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.25.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.26.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.26.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.26.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.27.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.28.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.28.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.28.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.29.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.29.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.30.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.30.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.31.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.32.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | 0.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Nalin Dahyabhai | Vte | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.changes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.gnome.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: vte-0.28.2-6.fc17 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: vte-0.28.2-6.fc16 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Oracle Bulletin Board Update - January 2015 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Bug 676090 – malicious escape sequences can cause denial of service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.gnome.org | |
| VTE Remote Escape Sequences CVE-2012-2738 Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- mosh (and probably vte too): mosh server DoS (long loop) due improper parsing of terminal parameters in terminal dispatcher | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.news | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.gnome.org | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- mosh (and probably vte too): mosh server DoS (long loop) due improper parsing of terminal parameters in terminal dispatcher | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2012:0931-1: vte/gnome-terminal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 501373 Alpine Linux Security Update for vte