#VU93078 Resource exhaustion in vte - CVE-2024-37535

Vulnerability identifier: #VU93078

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37535

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
vte

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling window resize escape sequence. A local user can consume all available memory resources and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

vte: 0.20.2 - 0.76.2

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External links
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/issues/2786
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/tags/0.76.3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/09/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/06/09/2

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.