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Vendor: Gnu • 17 CVEs

CVEs (17)

CVE
VENDORS
PRODUCTS
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PUBLISHED
CVSS
4Apple
DebianGnu+1 more
4Debian Linux
MacosNcurses+1 more
Jul 27, 2026
Apr 18, 2022
N/A· v4
7.1 HIGH· v3
5.8 MEDIUM· v2
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Nov 12, 2018
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue did not rep...Show more
In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-partyShow less
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Nov 12, 2018
N/A· v4
5.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a "dubious chara...Show more
In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a "dubious character `*' in name or alias field" detection.Show less
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Nov 22, 2017
N/A· v4
7.8 HIGH· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminf...Show more
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.Show less
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the _nc_safe_strcat function in strings.c in ncurses 6.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the function dump_uses() in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() in parse_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() in progs/tic.c in ncurses 6.0 that might lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
6.5 MEDIUM· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Aug 29, 2017
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 8, 2017
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
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 ter...Show more
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.Show less
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 8, 2017
N/A· v4
7.5 HIGH· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs 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 untrus...Show more
In ncurses 6.0, there is an attempted 0xffffffffffffffff access in the append_acs 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.Show less
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Jun 29, 2017
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
In ncurses 6.0, there is a format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.
2Gnu
Invisible Island
2Ncurses
Ncurses
Jul 23, 2026
Jun 29, 2017
N/A· v4
9.8 CRITICAL· v3
7.5 HIGH· v2
In ncurses 6.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.
6Debian
FreebsdGnu+3 more
6Debian Linux
FreebsdLinux+3 more
Jul 23, 2026
Mar 8, 2002
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Buffer overflow in ncurses 5.0, and the ncurses4 compatibility package as used in Red Hat Linux, allows local users to gain privileges, related to "routines for moving the physical cursor and scrolling."
5Freebsd
GnuImmunix+2 more
5Freebsd
ImmunixLinux+2 more
Sep 23, 2026
Dec 19, 2000
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.