PT-2017-14613 · Gnu+2 · Ncurses+2
Publicado
2017-11-22
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Atualizado
2022-06-14
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CVE-2017-16879
CVSS v3.1
7.8
Alta
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ncurses version 6.0
Description
The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the
nc write entry function, which can be triggered by a crafted terminfo file. This can cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.Recommendations
For ncurses version 6.0, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version is affected by the stack-based buffer overflow in the
nc write entry function. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.DoS
Memory Corruption
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Produtos afetados
Suse
Ubuntu
Ncurses