vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2021-39537: ncurses -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 20, 2021 | Dec 11, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2021
Added
Dec 11, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Solution
debian-upgrade-ncurses
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