Description
In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs function of tinfo/parse_entry.c. It could lead to a remote denial of service attack if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-2749 | In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs function of tinfo/parse_entry.c. It could lead to a remote denial of service attack if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5448-1 | ncurses vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:57:57.879Z
Reserved: 2017-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-11112
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-07-08T17:29:00.667
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-11112
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN