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CVE-2011-2198

The "insert-blank-characters" capability in caps.c in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.28.1 allows remote authenticated use

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@".

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.00836
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

3
gnome gnome-terminal<= 0.28.0
opensuseall versions
oracle solarisall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgit.gnome.org · ?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6git.gnome.org
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD21 May 2014 · 02:55 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
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