DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13728

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13728
Import Source
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JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-13728
Upstream
Published
2017-08-29T06:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:22:52Z
Summary
[none]
Details

There is an infinite loop in the nextchar function in compscan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20170827-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20170827-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20170827-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20170827-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}