CVE-2023-29491

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.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 62nd percentile

Published

2023-04-14

Updated

2026-10-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11

Security advisories

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry