{"id":"CVE-2017-16879","title":"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 demons…","summary":"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 demons…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787"],"vendor":"invisible-island","product":"ncurses","affected":["ncurses = 6.0"],"published":"2017-11-22","updated":"2026-07-23","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879","references":[{"url":"http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20171125","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145045/GNU-ncurses-6.0-tic-Denial-Of-Service.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=57695","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.02403,"epssPercentile":0.83168,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-23T19:19:13.038Z","slug":"CVE-2017-16879","body":"## Overview\n\nStack-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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ncurses = 6.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.5,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}