CVE-2017-16879

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    CVE-2017-16879

    Published: 22 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ed3eb506e9a8e6ea871a2eb5818e19ba36f3f277
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    6.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High