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ALPINE-CVE-2021-39537
ALPINE-CVE-2021-39537
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.14 | ncurses | 5.7-r0, 5.7-r1, 5.7-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ncurses | 0, 0, 5.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ncurses | 0, 0, 6.2 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ncurses | 5.6-r0, 0, 5.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ncurses | 5.7-r4, 5.8-r1, 5.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ncurses | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ncurses | 5.7-r0, 6.2, 6.2 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ncurses | 5.6-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ncurses | 5.7-r0, 5.6-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ncurses | 6.1-r0, 5.6-r0, 5.7-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ncurses | 0, 0, 5.7-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ncurses | 6.0-r6, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ncurses | 0, 5.6-r0, 5.7-r0 |
Timeline
- Sep 20, 2021 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch