CVE-2017-16879
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16879.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-16879
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-11-22T22:29:00.223Z
- Modified
- 2025-11-14T05:06:39.856400Z
- Severity
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- 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
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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
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695