Termite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Leading to Denial-of-Service

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in Termite version 3.4, specifically within the User Interface language settings field. This vulnerability allows local attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition by entering an excessively long string. By pasting a 2000-byte payload into the language settings field, attackers can crash the application.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a crash of the Termite application, causing a denial-of-service condition.

Reproduction

To reproduce this vulnerability, paste a 2000-byte payload into the 'User interface language' field in the settings. After clicking 'OK', the application will crash.