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CVE-2017-16879

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CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
2%p83
Published
()
Modified
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.

Vendors
invisible-island
Products
ncurses
Weakness
CWE-787
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.4%)

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