3.5

CVE-2011-2198: gnome gnome-terminal Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 3.5v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198
Published 21-05-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-2198 is a low (CVSS 3.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in gnome gnome-terminal. EPSS estimates a 2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.5/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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@".

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.16% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.16%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (git.gnome.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • vte< 1:0.28.1-1
Gnome1 product
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

9 links