CVE-2000-0963

High

Description

Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductInvisible-island Ncurses
PublishedDec 19, 2000
First seenDec 19, 2000

How to fix

Update
  • invisible-island ncurses5.6 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
invisible-island ncursesv < 5.65.6
immunix immunix6.2, 7.0_beta—
freebsd freebsd3.4, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1—
redhat linux6.2, 7.0—

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