CVE-2022-29458
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
1.3%
70.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-125
Published 2022-04-18 · modified 2026-07-27
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2022-04-18 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-27 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.
Affected
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
- exploit https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00037.html
- exploit https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00014.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2022-04/msg00016.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488