CVE-2017-16879 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 v...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/ncurses(Debian:12) | < 6.0+20171125-1 | 6.0+20171125-1 |
| debian/ncurses(Debian:13) | < 6.0+20171125-1 | 6.0+20171125-1 |
| debian/ncurses(Debian:14) | < 6.0+20171125-1 | 6.0+20171125-1 |
| invisible-island ncurses | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.10) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.11) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.12) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.13) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.14) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.15) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.16) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.17) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.18) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.19) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.20) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.21) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.22) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.23) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.24) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.4) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.5) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.6) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.7) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.8) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
| alpine/ncurses(Alpine:v3.9) | < 6.0_p20171125-r0 | 6.0_p20171125-r0 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2017-16879 vendor-advisory
- invisible-island.net vendor-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 mailing-list
- GLSA-201804-13 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- tools.cisco.com permissions-required third-party-advisory
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking