UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16879

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16879
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16879.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16879
Related
Published
2017-11-22T22:29:00Z
Modified
2017-11-22T22:29:00Z
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
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/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

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2

Affected versions

5.*

5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1
5.9+20131221-1ubuntu1
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible",
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        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dev"
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        {
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            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5"
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            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
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        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
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            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
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            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-term"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2

Affected versions

5.*

5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1

6.*

6.0+20151024-2ubuntu1
6.0+20151024-2ubuntu2
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "ubuntu_priority": "negligible",
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}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04

Affected versions

6.*

6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1
6.0+20171125-1ubuntu1
6.1-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

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