CVE-2000-0963

high

Description

Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44487

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2000-0950

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1142

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/138550

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-036.0.txt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-12-19

Updated: 2026-09-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00685