# CVE-2012-2385: The terminal dispatcher in mosh before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (long loop and CPU consumption)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-06-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082766.html
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060e
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082814.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082850.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53646
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49260
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/9
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271
- 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://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37306

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