CVE-2011-2198
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@".
- EPSS
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-20, CWE-399
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gnome:gnome-terminal
- opensuse:opensuse
- oracle:solaris
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