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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-2198: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-2198: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/21/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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@".

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-php-suhosin
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-lft
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-im-gg-transport
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-ganglia
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-apps-egroupware
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-libs-vte
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-misc-slock

References

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