CVE-2012-2385

Description

The terminal dispatcher in mosh before 1.2.1 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.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.19% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082766.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060e patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082814.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082850.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53646 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49260 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/9 mailing list
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75779 vdb entry
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLog

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2385?
CVE-2012-2385 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2385?
To fix CVE-2012-2385, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2385 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2385 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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