MGASA-2018-0002

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0002.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0002.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2018-0002
Upstream
Published
2018-01-01T01:17:34Z
Modified
2026-04-16T06:24:41Z
Summary
Updated ncurses packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

Possible RCE via stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function (CVE-2017-10684).

Possible RCE with format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function (CVE-2017-10685).

Illegal address access in append_acs (CVE-2017-11112).

Dereferencing NULL pointer in _nc_parse_entry (CVE-2017-11113).

Fix infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c (CVE-2017-13728).

Fix illegal address access in the _nc_save_str (CVE-2017-13729).

Fix illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() (CVE-2017-13730).

Fix illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() (CVE-2017-13731).

Fix illegal address access in the function dump_uses() (CVE-2017-13732).

Fix illegal address access in the fmt_entry function (CVE-2017-13733).

Fix stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry() function (CVE-2017-16879).

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:6 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/ncurses?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0-8.1.mga6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

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