Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-37535
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in the vte package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GNOME VTE before 0.76.3 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a window resize escape sequence, a related issue to CVE-2000-0476.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vte | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Debian:13 | vte | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Debian:14 | vte | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Debian:12 | vte2.91 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Debian:13 | vte2.91 | 0.76.3-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Debian:14 | vte2.91 | 0.76.3-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vte2.91 | 0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6833-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vte2.91 | 0.68.0-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vte2.91 | 0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-37535 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vte2.91 | 0.76.0-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-6833-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H