{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738","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sequence with a large repeat count value.","modified":"2025-07-16T08:10:34.237714Z","published":"2012-07-22T16:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:46Z","upstream":["CVE-2012-2738"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2738"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/11"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/6"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2738"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vte","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vte@1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"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","binary_version":"1:0.28.2-5ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}