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ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879
ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | ncurses | 5.9-r4, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ncurses | 6.0-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | ncurses | 6.0-r0, 6.0-r1, 6.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ncurses | 5.9-r2, 5.9-r1, 5.9-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ncurses | 5.7-r1, 0, 5.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ncurses | 5.9-r4, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ncurses | 6.0-r2, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ncurses | 5.9-r4, 5.7-r1, 5.7-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ncurses | 6.0-r0, 5.7-r0, 5.7-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ncurses | 6.0-r0, 0, 5.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ncurses | 5.9-r3, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ncurses | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ncurses | 6.0-r5, 5.9-r4, 5.9-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ncurses | 6.0-r2, 5.9-r1, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ncurses | 5.8-r2, 6.0_p20170930-r0, 5.7-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | ncurses | 5.9-r4, 5.9-r3, 5.9-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | ncurses | 6.0_p20170930-r0, 5.7-r0, 5.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ncurses | 0, 0, 6.0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ncurses | 5.6-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ncurses | 5.7-r1, 5.6-r0, 0 |
…and 1 more
Timeline
- Nov 22, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated