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    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 via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.

    Published:Nov 18, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Nov 22, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00437
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Ncurses

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html
    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
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
    https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695
    http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html
    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
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
    https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695

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