CVE-2021-39537High· 8.8▾ TwilightAn issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 48.4 · likelihood 0.6 · exploitation 0
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An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
ncurses <= 6.2.1mac_os_x = 10.12.6macos = 11.7macos = 13.0Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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