Current Description
In ncurses before 6.1.20180414, 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 if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data in which a use-name is invalid syntax.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
05/04/2018
View Analysis Description
Analysis Description
In ncurses before 6.1.20180414, 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 if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data in which a use-name is invalid syntax.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
05/04/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.5 HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Insufficient_Info
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
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Initial Analysis -
6/13/2018 11:57:43 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.20180414 |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-476 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566575 No Types Assigned |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566575 Issue Tracking |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1klyBjovfKXhLqBhbWX1n9dwqD-qne5f2 No Types Assigned |
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/folders/1klyBjovfKXhLqBhbWX1n9dwqD-qne5f2 Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20180414 No Types Assigned |
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20180414 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory |