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…

published May 21, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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@".

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02162 · 82.0th percentile
Published
2014-05-21T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 14:00Z
    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…
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