What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2738?

CVE-2012-2738 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 18.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-2738?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-2738. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 18.0%.

Vte CVE-2012-2738

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-07-22 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Vte

4.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.0 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 22, 2012 - 16:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.0

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 18.0%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Nalin Dahyabhai Vte. Version information: before 0.32.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.