CVE-2021-39537
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 20, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 23, 2021
Description
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2020-08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2021-10/msg00023.html
- http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/devel/ncurses/patches/patch-ncurses_tinfo_captoinfo.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-7 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-4 macOS Monterey 12.6mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7mailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0012/
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231203 [SECURITY] [DLA 3682-1] ncurses security updatemailing-list
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