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CVE-2022-29458

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.

Published

2022-04-18T21:15:07.600

Last Modified

2025-06-09T15:15:27.430

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-125
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-125
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu ncurses < 6.3 Yes
Application gnu ncurses 6.3 Yes
Operating System apple macos < 13.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 10.0 Yes
References