CVE-2011-2198

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201412-10

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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@".

La capacidad de "insertar caracteres en blanco" en caps.c en gnome-terminal (vte) en versiones anteriores a 0.28.1 permite a usuarios autenticados remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU y memoria y caída) a través de un archivo manipulado, según lo demostrado por un archivo que contiene la cadena "\033[100000000000000000@".

This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2013. The worst of these vulnerabilities could lead to local privilege escalation and remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-05-31 CVE Reserved
2014-05-21 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html	2018-10-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome-terminal Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome-terminal"				<= 0.28.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome-terminal" and version " <= 0.28.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.4 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.4"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				12.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.1"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris"				11.2 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.2"		-		Affected