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ALPINE-CVE-2017-13728

ALPINE-CVE-2017-13728 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
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:v3.4ncurses5.9-r1, 5.8-r2, 0
Alpine:v3.3ncurses0, 0, 6.0-r7
Alpine:v3.5ncurses0, 0, 5.6-r0
Alpine:v3.6ncurses5.6-r0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 29, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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