DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2198
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198
Upstream
Published
2014-05-21T14:55:05.537Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:46.168448Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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@".

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198.json"

Debian:12 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198.json"

Debian:13 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198.json"

Debian:14 / vte

Package

Name
vte
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vte?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:0.28.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198.json"