MGASA-2018-0001

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    MGASA-2018-0001

    Published: 1 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated ncurses packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Possible RCE via stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function (CVE-2017-10684). Possible RCE with format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function (CVE-2017-10685). Illegal address access in append_acs (CVE-2017-11112). Dereferencing NULL pointer in _nc_parse_entry (CVE-2017-11113).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0001.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21197, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-07/msg00071.html, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-08/msg00048.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ncurses

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ncurses?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.9-21.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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