CVE-2011-2198

EUVD-2011-2188
The "insert-blank-characters" capability in caps.c in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.28.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption and crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a file containing the string "\033[100000000000000000@".
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
3.5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 74%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnomegnome-terminal
𝑥
≤ 0.28.0
opensuseopensuse
11.4
opensuseopensuse
12.1
oraclesolaris
11.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
vte
bookworm
1:0.28.2-6
fixed
bullseye
1:0.28.2-6
fixed
lenny
no-dsa
sid
1:0.28.2-6.1
fixed
trixie
1:0.28.2-6.1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
vte
hardy
ignored
lucid
ignored
maverick
ignored
natty
ignored
oneiric
not-affected
precise
not-affected
quantal
not-affected
raring
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148
https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148
https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6