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ALPINE-CVE-2017-11112

ALPINE-CVE-2017-11112 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.3ncurses5.6-r0, 6.0-r7, 6.0-r6
Alpine:v3.6ncurses5.9-r0, 5.9-r1, 5.9-r2
Alpine:v3.5ncurses6.0-r8, 0, 5.6-r0
Alpine:v3.4ncurses5.6-r0, 5.9-r1, 5.9-r2

Timeline

  • Jul 8, 2017 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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