CVE-2017-16879

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16879.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-16879
Related
Published
2017-11-22T22:29:00Z
Modified
2024-09-18T02:46:42.014986Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ncwriteentry function in tinfo/writeentry.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.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.10 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.11 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.12 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.13 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.14 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.15 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.16 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.17 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.18 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.19 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.20 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.4 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170701-r8

Alpine:v3.5 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170701-r8

Alpine:v3.6 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0-r8
6.0_p20170930-r8

Alpine:v3.7 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170701-r7
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.8 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Alpine:v3.9 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0_p20171125-r0

Affected versions

5.*

5.6-r0
5.7-r0
5.7-r1
5.7-r2
5.7-r3
5.7-r4
5.8-r0
5.8-r1
5.8-r2
5.9-r0
5.9-r1
5.9-r2
5.9-r3
5.9-r4

6.*

6.0-r0
6.0-r1
6.0-r2
6.0-r3
6.0-r4
6.0-r5
6.0-r6
6.0-r7
6.0_p20170701-r0
6.0_p20170701-r1
6.0_p20170930-r0

Debian:11 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20171125-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20171125-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20171125-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Git / github.com/mirror/ncurses

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/mirror/ncurses
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected
ed3eb506e9a8e6ea871a2eb5818e19ba36f3f277

Affected versions

v4.*

v4.1
v4.2

v5.*

v5.0
v5.1
v5.2
v5.3
v5.4
v5.5
v5.6
v5.7
v5.8
v5.9

v6.*

v6.0