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.
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References | () http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E - | |
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References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2017-11-22 22:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:17
NVD link : CVE-2017-16879
Mitre link : CVE-2017-16879
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-16879
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Products Affected
gnu
- ncurses
CWE
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write