vte: Excessive memory and CPU use by processing certain character sequences
Published May 21, 2014
3.5
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.16%
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@".
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
vte
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
vte
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vte
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | vte | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | vte | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vte | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.16% (0.02162) | 81.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.16% (0.02162) | 79.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 71.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.99% (0.01994) | 72.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 72.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 83.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00886) | 82.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00850) | 80.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00817) | 79.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 68.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 66.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 41.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2198 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2198
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2198
Change history (0)
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