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CVE-2017-13729 Details

Description

There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
invisible-island ncurses
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-13729
NVD Published Date:
Aug 29, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 23, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-13729 Details - Not Deferred