CVE-2011-2198
3.5 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.6%
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@”.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome:gnome-terminal | gnome gnome-terminal | le | 0.28.0 |
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148
git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6
Related
3.5 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.6%