CVE-2012-2385 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in mosh versions prior to 1.2.1. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted escape sequence with a large repeat count, causing the terminal dispatcher to enter a long loop and consume excessive CPU resources. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a low severity, with an attack vector over the network, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.98cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:0.98c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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