Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ncurses by Thomas E. Dickey
CVE-2017-13733

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Ncurses
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 August 2017

Summary

A vulnerability in the fmt_entry function within the dump_entry.c file of Ncurses 6.0 allows for illegal address access. This issue could be exploited to execute a remote denial of service attack, potentially leading to application failures. Users of Ncurses should ensure that they are aware of this vulnerability and take appropriate measures to safeguard against possible exploitation.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484290
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b49...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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