UTF-8 input crash #12110

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opened 2026-01-31 03:06:33 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Jan 18, 2021).

Environment

Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.630]
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): 1.4

Any other software?
cmdgfx_input

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open CMD/PowerShell
  2. Go to folder where cmdgfx_input is located
  3. Type chcp 65001
  4. Run .\cmdgfx_input.exe k
  5. Press any non-English key (

Expected behavior

Console should not crash

Actual behavior

Console crashes with a buffer overflow
In debugger, a Catastrophic failure appears on https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/blob/main/src/host/directio.cpp#L241

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claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 03:06:33 +00:00
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@j4james commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2021):

This looks similar to #8663.

@j4james commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2021): This looks similar to #8663.
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021):

Yep, that looks like the same thing to me. Thanks!

/dup #8663

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021): Yep, that looks like the same thing to me. Thanks! /dup #8663
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Jan 20, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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Reference: starred/terminal#12110