Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-2385 is an availability flaw in older mosh releases. An authenticated remote user could send a malformed terminal escape sequence that makes the server spend excessive CPU time. This is mainly a service reliability risk, not evidence of data theft or privilege escalation. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems running mosh earlier than 1.2.1 where untrusted or semi-trusted authenticated users can start mosh sessions. Treat as a targeted availability issue for legacy remote-access infrastructure. Prioritize remediation where mosh is exposed to many users or supports operationally important systems. Mitigation focus: Upgrade mosh to 1.2.1 or a vendor package containing the fix.; Apply relevant Fedora or distribution security updates for affected legacy systems.; Restrict mosh access to trusted users until fixed..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/commit/9791768705528e911bfca6c4d8aa88139035060eCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/issues/271CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823943CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- mosh-sequences-dos(75779)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/keithw/mosh/blob/master/ChangeLogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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