CVE-2017-16879
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-16879 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-11-22 22:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:40:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-13) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 | lists.apache.org | ||
| NEWS for NCURSES | CONFIRM | invisible-island.net | Vendor Advisory |
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| GNU ncurses 6.0 tic Denial Of Service ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Pony Mail! | MLIST | lists.apache.org | |
| [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 | lists.apache.org | ||
| tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x | CONFIRM | tools.cisco.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.