Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-2198 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN

Summary

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@".

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201412-10.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-10 (Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012) Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below. Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details. EGroupware VTE Layer Four Traceroute (LFT) Suhosin Slock Ganglia Jabber to GaduGadu Gateway Impact : A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, obtain sensitive information, or otherwise bypass security restrictions. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id79963
    published2014-12-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79963
    titleGLSA-201412-10 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-10.
    #
    # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2019 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
    # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
    # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(79963);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/12 17:35:38");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4776", "CVE-2010-2713", "CVE-2010-3313", "CVE-2010-3314", "CVE-2011-0765", "CVE-2011-2198", "CVE-2012-0807", "CVE-2012-0808", "CVE-2012-1620", "CVE-2012-2738", "CVE-2012-3448");
      script_bugtraq_id(41716, 46477, 48645, 51574, 52642, 52922, 54281, 54699);
      script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201412-10");
    
      script_name(english:"GLSA-201412-10 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
    patches."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201412-10
    (Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012)
    
        Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below.
          Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details.
          EGroupware
          VTE
          Layer Four Traceroute (LFT)
          Suhosin
          Slock
          Ganglia
          Jabber to GaduGadu Gateway
      
    Impact :
    
        A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges,
          execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, obtain sensitive
          information, or otherwise bypass security restrictions.
      
    Workaround :
    
        There is no known workaround at this time."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-10"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "All EGroupware users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
          '>=www-apps/egroupware-1.8.004.20120613'
        All VTE 0.32 users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/vte-0.32.2'
        All VTE 0.28 users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/vte-0.28.2-r204'
        All Layer Four Traceroute users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/lft-3.33'
        All Suhosin users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-php/suhosin-0.9.33'
        All Slock users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-misc/slock-1.0'
        All Ganglia users should upgrade to the latest version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-cluster/ganglia-3.3.7'
        All Jabber to GaduGadu Gateway users should upgrade to the latest
          version:
          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-im/gg-transport-2.2.4'
        NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have
          been available since 2013. It is likely that your system is already no
          longer affected by these issues."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_cwe_id(119);
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:egroupware");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ganglia");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gg-transport");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:lft");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:slock");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:suhosin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:vte");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/10/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("qpkg.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (qpkg_check(package:"dev-php/suhosin", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.9.33"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.9.33"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"net-analyzer/lft", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.33"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.33"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"x11-libs/vte", unaffected:make_list("ge 0.32.2", "rge 0.28.2-r204", "rge 0.28.2-r206"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 0.32.2"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"net-im/gg-transport", unaffected:make_list("ge 2.2.4"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 2.2.4"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"sys-cluster/ganglia", unaffected:make_list("ge 3.3.7"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 3.3.7"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"x11-misc/slock", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0"))) flag++;
    if (qpkg_check(package:"www-apps/egroupware", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.8.004.20120613"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.8.004.20120613"))) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = qpkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "dev-php/suhosin / net-analyzer/lft / x11-libs/vte / etc");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2012-471.NASL
    description - Add vte-CVE-2011-2198.patch: fix memory exhaustion through malicious escape sequences. Fix bnc#699214, CVE-2011-2198 (openSUSE 11.4 only). - Add vte-CVE-2012-2738.patch: fix potential DoS through malicious escape sequences. Fix bnc#772761, CVE-2012-2738.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-13
    plugin id74696
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74696
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : vte/gnome-terminal (openSUSE-SU-2012:0931-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2012-471.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(74696);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2198", "CVE-2012-2738");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : vte/gnome-terminal (openSUSE-SU-2012:0931-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2012-471 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "  - Add vte-CVE-2011-2198.patch: fix memory exhaustion
        through malicious escape sequences. Fix bnc#699214,
        CVE-2011-2198 (openSUSE 11.4 only).
    
      - Add vte-CVE-2012-2738.patch: fix potential DoS through
        malicious escape sequences. Fix bnc#772761,
        CVE-2012-2738."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=699214"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772761"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected vte/gnome-terminal packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glade-catalog-vte");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-pty-helper");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnome-pty-helper-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvte2_90-9");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvte2_90-9-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vte-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vte-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vte-lang");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vte-tools");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vte-tools-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/07/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/07/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE12\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "12.1", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"glade-catalog-vte-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"gnome-pty-helper-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"gnome-pty-helper-debuginfo-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"libvte2_90-9-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"libvte2_90-9-debuginfo-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"vte-debugsource-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"vte-devel-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"vte-lang-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"vte-tools-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.1", reference:"vte-tools-debuginfo-0.30.1-2.4.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "glade-catalog-vte / gnome-pty-helper / gnome-pty-helper-debuginfo / etc");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2011-9330.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a possible memory exhaustion flaw in vte (CVE-2011-2198). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55662
    published2011-07-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55662
    titleFedora 15 : vte-0.28.1-1.fc15 / vte3-0.28.1-1.fc15 (2011-9330)