An update of the ncurses package has been released.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-13 (ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review       the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process untrusted terminfo or       other data, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service       condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

According to the version of the ncurses packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry     function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted     terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.(CVE-2017-16879)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5477-1 advisory.

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a     crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic. (CVE-2017-16879)

  - In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will     lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a     dubious character `*' in name or alias field detection. (CVE-2018-19211)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17594)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17595)

  - An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer     overflow. (CVE-2021-39537)

  - 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. (CVE-2022-29458)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function     (CVE-2017-10685)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11112)

  - In ncurses 6.0, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the _nc_parse_entry 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. (CVE-2017-11113)

  - There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A     crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13728)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13729)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() in progs/tic.c in ncurses 6.0     that might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13730)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() in parse_entry.c in ncurses 6.0     that will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13731)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function dump_uses() in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13732)

  - There is an illegal address access in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13733)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_safe_strcat function in strings.c in ncurses 6.0 that will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13734)

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a     crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic. (CVE-2017-16879)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn     by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none (CVE-2018-10754)

  - In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will     lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a     dubious character `*' in name or alias field detection. (CVE-2018-19211)

  - In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match     that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue     did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party (CVE-2018-19217)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17594)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17595)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed :

  - CVE-2017-13728: Fix infinite loop in the next_char     function in comp_scan.c (bsc#1056136).

  - CVE-2017-13729: Fix illegal address access in the
    _nc_save_str (bsc#1056132).

  - CVE-2017-13730: Fix illegal address access in the     function _nc_read_entry_source() (bsc#1056131).

  - CVE-2017-13731: Fix illegal address access in the     function postprocess_termcap() (bsc#1056129).

  - CVE-2017-13732: Fix illegal address access in the     function dump_uses() (bsc#1056128).

  - CVE-2017-13733: Fix illegal address access in the     fmt_entry function (bsc#1056127).

  - CVE-2017-16879: Fix stack-based buffer overflow in the
    _nc_write_entry() function (bsc#1069530).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function     (CVE-2017-10685)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11112)

  - In ncurses 6.0, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the _nc_parse_entry 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. (CVE-2017-11113)

  - There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A     crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13728)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13729)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() in progs/tic.c in ncurses 6.0     that might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13730)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() in parse_entry.c in ncurses 6.0     that will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13731)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function dump_uses() in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13732)

  - There is an illegal address access in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13733)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_safe_strcat function in strings.c in ncurses 6.0 that will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13734)

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a     crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic. (CVE-2017-16879)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn     by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none (CVE-2018-10754)

  - In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will     lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a     dubious character `*' in name or alias field detection. (CVE-2018-19211)

  - In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match     that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue     did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party (CVE-2018-19217)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17594)

  - There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo     library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17595)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19185)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19186)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1100 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19187)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19188)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 in ncurses 6.1     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19189)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry in tinfo/comp_hash.c:70 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19190)

  - An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer     overflow. (CVE-2021-39537)

  - 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. (CVE-2023-29491)

  - NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().
    (CVE-2023-50495)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function     (CVE-2017-10685)

  - In ncurses 6.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will     lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack. (CVE-2017-10684)

  - 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. (CVE-2017-11112)

  - In ncurses 6.0, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in the _nc_parse_entry 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. (CVE-2017-11113)

  - There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A     crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13728)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_save_str function in alloc_entry.c in ncurses 6.0. It will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13729)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() in progs/tic.c in ncurses 6.0     that might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13730)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() in parse_entry.c in ncurses 6.0     that will lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13731)

  - There is an illegal address access in the function dump_uses() in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13732)

  - There is an illegal address access in the fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 that     might lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13733)

  - There is an illegal address access in the _nc_safe_strcat function in strings.c in ncurses 6.0 that will     lead to a remote denial of service attack. (CVE-2017-13734)

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a     crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic. (CVE-2017-16879)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn     by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none (CVE-2018-10754)

  - In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will     lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a     dubious character `*' in name or alias field detection. (CVE-2018-19211)

  - In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match     that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue     did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party (CVE-2018-19217)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19185)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19186)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1100 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19187)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 in ncurses 6.1 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19188)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 in ncurses 6.1     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19189)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry in tinfo/comp_hash.c:70 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19190)

  - An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer     overflow. (CVE-2021-39537)

  - 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. (CVE-2023-29491)

  - NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().
    (CVE-2023-50495)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
121781	Photon OS 1.0: Ncurses PHSA-2017-1.0-0093	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	2/7/2019	5/24/2022	high
109097	GLSA-201804-13 : ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	4/18/2018	6/7/2018	critical
106147	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2018-1006)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/19/2018	1/6/2021	high
162173	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : ncurses vulnerabilities (USN-5477-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	6/14/2022	7/10/2023	high
121777	Photon OS 2.0: Ncurses PHSA-2017-0053	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	2/7/2019	2/7/2019	high
196713	RHEL 5 : ncurses (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/11/2024	5/11/2024	critical
106146	EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2018-1005)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/19/2018	1/6/2021	high
104993	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ncurses (SUSE-SU-2017:3183-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/4/2017	1/19/2021	high
196707	RHEL 6 : ncurses (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/11/2024	5/11/2024	critical
196719	RHEL 7 : ncurses (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/11/2024	5/11/2024	critical

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