CVE-2023-29491

7.8 HIGH
Published: April 14, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025
View on NVD

Description

ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file that is found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0009/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch
http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0009/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch

23 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

Affected Vendors

gnu

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