U.S. flag   An official website of the United States government
Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (Dot gov) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-2738 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed.
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  4.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov.

Hyperlink Resource
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.changes
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.changes
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.news
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.news
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083398.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083398.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083403.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083403.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/11
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54281 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54281 Exploit 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676090
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676090

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.11.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.16.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.21.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.22.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.23.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.23.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.23.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.25.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.25.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.27.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.29.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.29.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:0.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:nalin_dahyabhai:vte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (including)
0.32.1

Denotes Vulnerable Software
Are we missing a CPE here? Please let us know.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2738
NVD Published Date:
07/22/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.