CVE-2012-2385 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.93% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-06-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| keith winstein | mosh |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mosh - Remote Denial of Service | 2012-05-22 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082766.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082814.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082850.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49260
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53646
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75779
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060e
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082766.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082814.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082850.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49260
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53646
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75779
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLog
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