CVE-2017-11112

ncurses: Illegal address access in append_acs function

Published Jul 8, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs function of tinfo/parse_entry.c. It could lead to a remote denial of service attack if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2749 In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs function of tinfo/parse_entry.c. It could lead to a remote denial of service attack if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5448-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:57 PM
Reserved
Jul 8, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 8, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 6:58 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 24, 2017, 12:00 AM