First published: Tue Aug 29 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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CentOS Ncurses | =6.0 |
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CVE-2017-13728 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2017-13728, upgrade to a version of ncurses newer than 6.0 that has addressed this issue.
CVE-2017-13728 specifically affects ncurses version 6.0.
CVE-2017-13728 is an infinite loop vulnerability in the next_char function of ncurses.
Yes, CVE-2017-13728 can be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service.