CVE-2022-29458
HIGH 7.1EPSS 1.3%
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.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - EPSS
- 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 71st percentile
- Published
- 2022-04-18
- Updated
- 2025-06-09
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488