OESA-2024-1125 (CVE-2023-45918)
Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2024-02-02 11:06 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:06 – Source websiteThe ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0 (SVr4), and more. It uses terminfo format, supports pads and color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping, and has all the other SVr4-curses enhancements over BSD curses. SVr4 curses became the basis of X/Open Curses.
Security Fix(es):
A vulnerability was found in GNU ncurses 6.4-20230610. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function tgetstr. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.(CVE-2023-45918)
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"details": "The ncurses (new curses) library is a free software emulation of curses in System V Release 4.0 (SVr4), and more. It uses terminfo format, supports pads and color and multiple highlights and forms characters and function-key mapping, and has all the other SVr4-curses enhancements over BSD curses. SVr4 curses became the basis of X/Open Curses.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nA vulnerability was found in GNU ncurses 6.4-20230610. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function tgetstr. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.(CVE-2023-45918)",
"id": "OESA-2024-1125",
"modified": "2026-08-06T11:06:34Z",
"published": "2024-02-02T11:06:34Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1125"
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