CVE-2011-2198

Public Exploit

Description

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@".

Category

3.5
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148 issue tracking vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6 patch exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2198?
CVE-2011-2198 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2198?
To fix CVE-2011-2198, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2198 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-2198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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