CVE-2017-16879 - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 al

CVE-2017-16879

Summary

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.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	6.8 (as of 29-06-2021 - 15:15)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-787

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

confirm	http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125 https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695
gentoo	GLSA-201804-13
misc	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html

Last major update

29-06-2021 - 15:15

Published

22-11-2017 - 22:29

Last modified

29-06-2021 - 15:15