vulnerability
Oracle Solaris 11: CVE-2017-16879: Vulnerability in ncurses
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 22, 2017 | Apr 17, 2019 | Feb 17, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 22, 2017
Added
Apr 17, 2019
Modified
Feb 17, 2022
Description
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.
Solution
oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-library-ncurses-6-1-0-20190105-11-4-8-0-1-1-0
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