Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-2198 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in multiple products
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@".
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 2 | |
OS | 2 | |
OS | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-201412-10.NASL description 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. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 79963 published 2014-12-15 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79963 title GLSA-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 family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-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 seen 2020-06-05 modified 2014-06-13 plugin id 74696 published 2014-06-13 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74696 title openSUSE 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 family Fedora Local Security Checks NASL id FEDORA_2011-9330.NASL description This 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 seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 55662 published 2011-07-25 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55662 title Fedora 15 : vte-0.28.1-1.fc15 / vte3-0.28.1-1.fc15 (2011-9330)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/10
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=629688
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=652124
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00001.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/vte/commit/?h=vte-0-28&id=ac71d26f067be3a21bff315c3cabf24c94360dd6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712148
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html