CVE-2017-16879

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

ProductInvisible-island Ncurses

PublishedNov 22, 2017

First seenNov 22, 2017

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
invisible-island ncurses	6.0	—

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