ncurses: Illegal address access in append_acs function
Published Jul 8, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ncurses
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ncurses
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ncurses
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ncurses | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ncurses | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ncurses | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 82.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 80.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 61.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 59.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 57.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 26.54th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 25.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11112 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464686 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473306 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11112
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11112
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11112 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464686 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1473306 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11112 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11112 |
Change history (0)
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