CVE - CVE-2023-29491

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-29491	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0009/ CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 CONFIRM:https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 FEDORA:FEDORA-2024-96090dafaf URL:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/ MISC:http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=commit;h=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/5 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20231203 [SECURITY] [DLA 3682-1] ncurses security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20230419 RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: ncurses fixes upstream URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11 MLIST:[oss-security] 20230419 Re: ncurses fixes upstream URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20230407	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20230407)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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