DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2738
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738
Upstream
Published
2012-07-22T16:55:25.743Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:03:57.456003Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.2-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}