---
cve: "CVE-2017-16879"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "2.4%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-11-22 22:29:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-21T08:41:50+02:00"
---

# CVE-2017-16879

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.

## Referenzen

- <http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html>
- <https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13>
- <http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125>
- <https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695>
- <https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E>
- <https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2017-16879) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_