Gnu: >> Ncurses Security Vulnerabilities
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012.
CVSS Score
5.4
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2019-10-14
In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a "dubious character `*' in name or alias field" detection.
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2018-11-12
In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2018-11-12
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.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2017-11-22
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.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29
There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29
There is an illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() in progs/tic.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29
There is an illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() in parse_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29
There is an illegal address access in the function dump_uses() in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29
There is an illegal address access in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2017-08-29