ncurses: segfaulting OOB read

A segmentation fault vulnerability was found in ncurses's convertstrings function of tinfo/readentry.c file. This flaw occurs due to corrupted terminfo data, triggering an out-of-bounds read error...

Oracle Linux 9 : ncurses (ELSA-2025-12876)

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-12876 advisory. 6.2-10.20210508.el96.2 - remove execute permissions from ANNOUNCE file RHEL-102738 6.2-10.20210508.el96.1 - guard against corrupt terminfo data in string...

ncurses security update

6.2-10.20210508.el96.2 - remove execute permissions from ANNOUNCE file RHEL-102738 6.2-10.20210508.el96.1 - guard against corrupt terminfo data in string conversion CVE-2022-29458 RHEL-100139...

CLSA-2025-1739387560 ncurses: Fix of CVE-2023-29491

CVE-2023-29491: fix triggering memory corruption via malformed terminfo database file when used by a setuid application...

NewStart CGSL MAIN 6.02 : ncurses Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2024-0057)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 6.02, has ncurses packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the ncfindentry function in tinfo/comphash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. CVE-2019-17594 -...

RHEL 6 : ncurses (Unpatched Vulnerability)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched. - ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmtentry function...

RHEL 7 : ncurses (Unpatched Vulnerability)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched. - ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmtentry function...

ROS-20240404-14

The vulnerability of the library for controlling input/output to the terminal ncurses is related to the possibility of writing beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected...

K000138977: ncurses vulnerability CVE-2022-29458

Security Advisory Description ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convertstrings in tinfo/readentry.c in the terminfo library. CVE-2022-29458 Impact There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability. Security Advisory Stat...

CentOS 9 : ncurses-6.2-9.20210508.el9

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ncurses-6.2-9.20210508.el9 build changelog. - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corruption via...

CentOS 9 : ncurses-6.2-10.20210508.el9

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ncurses-6.2-10.20210508.el9 build changelog. - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corruption via...

CentOS 9 : ncurses-6.2-8.20210508.el9

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ncurses-6.2-8.20210508.el9 build changelog. - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the ncfindentry function in tinfo/comphash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before...

CVE-2023-45918

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none...

[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: ncurses-6.4-7.20230520.fc38

The curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses new curses library is a freely distributable replacement for the discontinued 4.4 BSD classic curses library. This package contains support utilities, including a...

Fedora 38 : ncurses (2024-96090dafaf)

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-96090dafaf advisory. Update to newer ncurses version, which fixes CVE-2023-29491 and CVE-2023-50495. Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from...

ncurses: Local users can trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data

A vulnerability was found in ncurses and occurs when used by a setuid application. This flaw allows local users to trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable...

RHEL 8 : ncurses (RHSA-2024:0416)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:0416 advisory. The ncurses new curses library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses...

EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2023-3138)

According to the versions of the ncurses packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corruption via malforme...

EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.0 : ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2023-3438)

According to the versions of the ncurses packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corrupti...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.0 : ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2023-2989)

According to the versions of the ncurses packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security- relevant memory corrupti...