ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-16879
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879
Upstream
Published
2017-11-22T22:29:00.223Z
Modified
2025-12-03T22:36:46.522010Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ncwriteentry function in tinfo/writeentry.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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.11
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.12
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.13
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.14
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.15
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.16
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.17
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.18
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.19
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.20
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.21
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.22
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.23
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.4
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170701-r8

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.5
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170701-r8

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.6
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170930-r8

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.7
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170701-r7
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.8
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"
Alpine:v3.9
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*
5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4
6.*
6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2017-16879.json"