{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-16879", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html" }, { "name": "GLSA-201804-13", "refsource": "GENTOO", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13" }, { "name": "http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125" }, { "name": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695" } ] } }