CVE-2017-13728

There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 40%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnuncurses
6.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
ncurses
bookworm
6.4-4
fixed
bullseye
6.2+20201114-2+deb11u2
fixed
sid
6.5-2
fixed
trixie
6.5-2
fixed
wheezy
ignored
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
ncurses
artful
ignored
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1
released
zesty
ignored
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
libncurses5
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
libncurses5-32bit
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
libncurses6
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
libncurses6-32bit
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
ncurses-devel
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
ncurses-devel-32bit
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
ncurses-utils
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
tack
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
terminfo
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
terminfo-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP2
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
5.9-58.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
5.9-64.1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484274
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484274
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13