The VteTerminal in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.32.2 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.
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.changes
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/vte/0.32/vte-0.32.2.news
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083398.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083403.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/15/11
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/54281
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=676090