UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2738
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:46Z
Published
2012-07-22T16:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:10:34.237714Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vte@1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libvte-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libvte9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libvte9-udeb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "python-vte"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}