Description
There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Published: 2017-08-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5245 There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5448-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:20.018Z

Reserved: 2017-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-13728

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-29T06:29:00.297

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-13728

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-08-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-13728 - Bugzilla

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