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CVE-2017-11112

Published: 8 July 2017

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
fix availabe in patch 20170701 for ncurses 6.0.

Priority

Negligible

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ncurses
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
upstream
Released (6.0+20170701-1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
xenial
Released (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H