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.
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EUVD-2017-2749 | 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. |
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USN-5448-1 | ncurses vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:57:57.879Z
Reserved: 2017-07-08T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-11112

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-08T17:29:00.667
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-11112


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