Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:35940Out-of-Bounds Read
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
22.9%
ncurses is vulnerable to out of bounds read. The vulnerability exists due to a segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
secdb.alpinelinux.org/edge/main.yaml
secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.16/main.yaml
support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
Related
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
22.9%