{"id":"CVE-2022-29458","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-125","CWE-125"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"ncurses","affected":["ncurses < 6.3","ncurses = 6.3","macos < 13.0","debian_linux = 10.0"],"patched":["ncurses 6.3","macos 13.0"],"published":"2022-04-18","updated":"2026-07-23","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29458","references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.01341,"epssPercentile":0.69638,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-23T19:19:13.111Z","slug":"CVE-2022-29458","body":"## Overview\n\nncurses 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `ncurses < 6.3`\n- `ncurses = 6.3`\n- `macos < 13.0`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `ncurses 6.3`\n- `macos 13.0`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}