NULL pointer dereference in Gnu Ncurses
CVE-2017-11113
In ncurses 6.0, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the _nc_parse_entry function of tinfo/parse_entry.c. It could lead to a remote denial of service attack if the terminfo library code is used to process untrusted terminfo data.
EPSS: 0.004 (63.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Ncurses — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11113?
- CVE-2017-11113 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Ncurses, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11113?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11113 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.