CVE-2021-39537
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.2%
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu:ncurses | gnu ncurses | le | 6.2.1 |
| apple:mac_os_x | apple mac os x | eq | 10.12.6 |
| apple:macos | apple macos | eq | 13.0 |
| apple:macos | apple macos | eq | 11.7 |
References
cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/devel/ncurses/patches/patch-ncurses_tinfo_captoinfo.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2020-08/msg00006.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2021-10/msg00023.html
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0012/
support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
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8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
82.2%