The terminal dispatcher in mosh before 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a…
Priority LOW 32CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10809 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.2-2 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:0.98c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.98c | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3-1 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3-2 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
| cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Keith Winstein |
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2-2 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:0.98c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98c Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3-1 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.1.3-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3-2 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
- cpe:2.3:a:keith_winstein:mosh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Keith Winstein
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2385
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5c6w-jx22-cv5x
References
Other 4
- [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
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLog
Sources
- CVE-2012-2385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c6w-jx22-cv5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2385 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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