CVE-2011-2198
Gnome-Terminal VTE Denial of Service Buffer Overflow
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@".
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2014, 2:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 1:27 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
6.8
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688 Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148 Added Reference https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-terminal:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-terminal:0.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 26, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
May. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation La funcionalidad 'insert-blank-characters' en caps.c en gnome-terminal (vte) anterior a 0.28.1 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados causar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU y memoria y caída) a través de un archivo manipulado, tal y como fue demostrado mediante un archivo que contiene la cadena, '\033[100000000000000000@'. Added Translation 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@". -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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@". 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@". -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 22, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-2198
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-2198
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.25 }} -0.63%
score
0.64401
percentile