Description
There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-5246 | There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5448-1 | ncurses vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:19.907Z
Reserved: 2017-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-13729
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-08-29T06:29:00.327
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-13729
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN