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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-11-22T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.226Z

Reserved: 2017-11-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16879

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-22T22:29:00.223

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:40:56.507

Link: CVE-2017-16879

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16879 - Bugzilla