VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-2198

CVSS score3.5 LOW
EPSS probability2.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-05-21
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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@".

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references