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CVE-2012-2738

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 11.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
11.2% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-2718)
Published
July 22, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2718 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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