CVE-2012-2385
The terminal dispatcher in mosh before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2012-2385- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2012-2385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2373 No score
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.
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EUVD-2012-2373- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5c6w-jx22-cv5x No score
The terminal dispatcher in mosh before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5c6w-jx22-cv5x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
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CVE-2012-2385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2385 No score
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.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10341-1 No score
mosh-1.2.5-3.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the mosh-1.2.5-3.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10341-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mosh - Remote Denial of Service | 2012-05-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2012-2385 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Keith Winstein Mosh, published June 29, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.8%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in mosh 1.2.1-1.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082766.html
github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060e
securityfocus.com/bid/53646
secunia.com/advisories/49260
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/9
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75779
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2385
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2385
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2385