CVE-2017-16879
HIGHncurses 6.0 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in _nc_write_entry via Crafted Terminfo File
Title source: llmDescription
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 (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
62.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/ncurses
6.0
Published
Nov 22, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026