PT-2017-14613 · Gnu+2 · Ncurses+2

Published 2017-11-22 · Updated 2022-06-14 · CVE-2017-16879

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16879

MGASA-2018-0002

SUSE-SU-2017:3183-1

USN-5477-1

Affected Products

Suse

Ubuntu

Ncurses

References · 63

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• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16879 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16879 · Vendor Advisory
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• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:3183-1 · Vendor Advisory