CVE Vulnerability

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.

5.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html Exploit Mailing List
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-04-18 09:15

Updated : 2022-11-08 07:46

NVD link : CVE-2022-29458

Mitre link : CVE-2022-29458

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read