Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-2385 (CCN-75779)

Assigned:2012-05-22
Published:2012-05-22
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.5 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.3 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-2385

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2012-9422

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2012-9414

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2012-9442

Source: CCN
Type: SA49260
Mosh Escape Sequence Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
49260

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20120522 Re: CVE Request -- mosh (and probably vte too): mosh server DoS (long loop) due improper parsing of terminal parameters in terminal dispatcher

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 82082
Mosh mosh-server Command Parsing Endless Loop Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
53646

Source: CCN
Type: BID-53646
Mosh Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mosh-sequences-dos(75779)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
mosh-sequences-dos(75779)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLog

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060e

Source: CCN
Type: Mosh GIT Repository
malicious escape sequences can cause denial of service for mosh-server

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:0.98c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:keith_winstein:mosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.2-2)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20122385
    V
    		CVE-2012-2385
    2022-06-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112992
    P
    		mosh-1.2.5-3.4 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:106439
    P
    		Security update for python-Pygments (Important)
    2021-10-20
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122385000
    V
    		CVE-2012-2385 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2012-06-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201223850000000
    V
    		CVE-2012-2385 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2012-06-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20122385000
    V
    		CVE-2012-2385 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2012-06-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20122385000
    V
    		CVE-2012-2385 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2012-06-29
    BACK
    keith_winstein mosh 0.98c
    keith_winstein mosh 1.0
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1.1
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1.2
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1.3
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1.3-1
    keith_winstein mosh 1.1.3-2
    keith_winstein mosh 1.2
    keith_winstein mosh *