CVE-2011-2198
The "insert-blank-characters" capability in caps.c in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.28.1 allows...
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@".
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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@".
- Record
CVE-2011-2198- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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@".
- Record
CVE-2011-2198- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2188 No score
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@".
- Record
EUVD-2011-2188- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h28x-j69c-gvmr No score
The "insert-blank-characters" capability in caps.c in gnome-terminal (vte) before 0.28.1 allows...
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@".
- Record
GHSA-h28x-j69c-gvmr- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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@".
- Record
CVE-2011-2198- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198 No score
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@".
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2198- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2198 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Gnome Gnome-terminal, published May 21, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.16%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in vte 1:0.28.1-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124
git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html