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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-2738: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2012-2738: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/22/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-php-suhosin
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-lft
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-gg-transport
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-ganglia
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-egroupware
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-vte
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-misc-slock

References

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