VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-2738
CVSS score4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability11.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-07-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer