malicious escape sequences can cause denial of service
Submitted by Timo Lindfors
Link to original bug (#676090)
Description
The commands
echo -en "\e[2147483647L" echo -en "\e[2147483647M" echo -en "\e[2147483647P"
all seem to cause gnome-terminal (vte) to use all available cpu time and stop responding to the user. Even File->Close Window can not be used.
Resolution: RESOLVED FIXED