Description
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
Published: 2022-04-18
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3167-1 ncurses security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-33796 ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5477-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6099-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-09T14:53:36.453Z

Reserved: 2022-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-29458

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T06:26:05.098Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-04-18T21:15:07.600

Modified: 2025-06-09T15:15:27.430

Link: CVE-2022-29458

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-04-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-29458 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses