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HistoryMar 07, 2024 - 8:52 p.m.

ncurses vulnerability

2024-03-0720:52:17
Google
osv.dev
5
ncurses
vulnerability
local attacker
denial of service
system crash

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.5%

It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return
values, possibly leading to segmentation fault. A local attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

6.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

20.5%