GNU ncurses CVE-2017-13728 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:104599

Info

GNU ncurses CVE-2017-13728 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 104599
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-13728
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 29 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 29 2017 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: GNU ncurses 6.0
Not Vulnerable:

Exploit / POC

GNU ncurses CVE-2017-13728 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

GNU ncurses CVE-2017-13728 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, the issue is fixed; however, Symantec has not confirmed this. Please contact the vendor for more information.

References

GNU ncurses CVE-2017-13728 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:
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