There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-ncurses | Oct 25, 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-ncurses | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-ncurses | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-libs-ncurses | Apr 18, 2018 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ncurseshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ncurses-basehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ncurses-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ncurses-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-ncurses-term | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ncurseshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ncurses-basehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ncurses-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ncurses-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-ncurses-term | Dec 18, 2019 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ncurseshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ncurses-basehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ncurses-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ncurses-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-ncurses-term | Feb 24, 2020 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-library-ncurses-6-1-0-20190105-11-4-8-0-1-1-0 | Apr 17, 2019 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 23, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libncurses5suse-upgrade-libncurses5-32bitsuse-upgrade-libncurses5-x86suse-upgrade-libncurses6suse-upgrade-libncurses6-32bitsuse-upgrade-libncurses6-x86suse-upgrade-ncurses-develsuse-upgrade-ncurses-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-ncurses-utilssuse-upgrade-tacksuse-upgrade-terminfosuse-upgrade-terminfo-base | Dec 1, 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-lib32ncurses5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-lib32ncursesw5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-lib32tinfo5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-lib64ncurses5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-lib64tinfo5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libncurses5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libncursesw5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libtinfo5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libx32ncurses5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libx32ncursesw5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libx32tinfo5ubuntu-pro-upgrade-ncurses-baseubuntu-pro-upgrade-ncurses-binubuntu-pro-upgrade-ncurses-term | May 27, 2022 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 29, 2017 |
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