CVE-2017-11113
Published: 8 July 2017
In ncurses 6.0, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the _nc_parse_entry 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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ccdm94 | fix availabe in patch 20170701 for ncurses 6.0. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ncurses Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(6.0+20170701-1)
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| trusty |
Released
(5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |