CVE-2017-16879

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Ncurses
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 November 2017

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6...
x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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