CVE-2011-2198
EPSS 0.84%
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@".
How to fix CVE-2011-2198
To remediate CVE-2011-2198, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vte—upgrade to 1:0.28.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-2198 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:0.28.1-1