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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-11-22T22:29:00.223
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:17:09.753
Link: CVE-2017-16879
Redhat