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CVE-2017-13728
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.
EPSS 3.90% · 90.2th percentile
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
EPSS Score
3.90%
90.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | ncurses | 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1, 6.0+20151024-2ubuntu1, 6.0+20151024-2ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ncurses | 5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1, 5.9+20131221-1ubuntu1, 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Aug 29, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13728 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-13728 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5448-1 advisory