VDB
CVE-2017-16879
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.
EPSS 2.40% · 83.4th percentile
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
EPSS Score
2.40%
83.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ncurses | 5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1, 5.9+20131221-1ubuntu1, 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | ncurses | 0, 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1, 5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Nov 22, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16879 third-party-advisory
- http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5477-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16879 third-party-advisory