Description
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- Apple / macOS13.0
- debian / debian_linux10.0 – 10.0
- gnu / ncurses6.3
- invisible-island / ncurses6.3 – 6.3
- invisible-island / ncurses6.3
References
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
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