High severity · published Apr 18, 2022
CVE-2022-29458
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
7.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
NC
Ncurses · Invisible-island
before 6.3; 6.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29458
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29458
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
Exploit
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html
Mailing List
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
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