CVE-2012-2738
The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2738- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2718 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2718- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55r6-7773-xfwg No score
The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause...
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.
- Record
GHSA-55r6-7773-xfwg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2022-1648
vte security update
VTE is a terminal emulator widget for use with GTK+ 2.0.
Security Fix(es):
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.(CVE-2012-2738)
- Record
OESA-2022-1648- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2012-2738 No score
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2012-2738- Updated
- 2026-11-03
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OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10407-1 No score
glade3-catalog-vte-0.28.2-22.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the glade3-catalog-vte-0.28.2-22.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10407-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2738- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vteAlpine:v3.10 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.11 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.12 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.13 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.14 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.6 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.7 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.8 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteAlpine:v3.9 |
before 0.28.2-r12 | 0.28.2-r12 |
vteDebian:12 |
before 1:0.28.2-5 | 1:0.28.2-5 |
vteDebian:13 |
before 1:0.28.2-5 | 1:0.28.2-5 |
vteDebian:14 |
before 1:0.28.2-5 | 1:0.28.2-5 |
vteopenEuler:22.03-LTS |
before 0.28.2-4.oe2203 | 0.28.2-4.oe2203 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | gnome-terminal (vte) VteTerminal - Escape Sequence Parsing Remote Denial of Service | 2012-07-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | OSV | |
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2738 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Nalin Dahyabhai Vte, published July 22, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in vte 0.28.2-r12.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083403.html
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676090
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.changes
securityfocus.com/bid/54281
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/11
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oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2738
github.com/advisories/GHSA-55r6-7773-xfwg
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2012-2738
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2738
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1648
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2738
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2738
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2738