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@".

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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@. (CVE-2011-2198)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

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.

- 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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
217436	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2011-2198	Nessus	Misc.	medium
79963	GLSA-201412-10 : Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2012	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
74696	openSUSE Security Update : vte/gnome-terminal (openSUSE-SU-2012:0931-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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