An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
September 20, 2021
November 21, 2024
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ncurses-term (6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2) @ xenial | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ncurses-term (5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3) @ trusty | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
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