High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-16879
CVE-2017-16879
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13nvdThird Party Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.xnvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3Envd
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