CVE-2023-29491
ncurses Terminal Information Structure Buffer Overflow
Description
ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data in a terminfo database file that is found in $HOME/.terminfo or reached via the TERMINFO or TERM environment variable.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2023, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-29491 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-29491.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Dockerfile Roff Java
A centralized repository of standalone security patches for open source libraries.
appsec backport cve devsecops fix hotfix open-source patch protection remediation seal security update upgrade vulnerability
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delivery-engineering delivery-eng buildkite-plugin
Shell Makefile
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-29491 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-29491 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=commit;h=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0009/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=commit;h=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56 No Types Assigned http://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/?p=ncurses.git;a=commit;h=eb51b1ea1f75a0ec17c9c5937cb28df1e8eeec56 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/5 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/12/5 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/13/4 Mailing List, Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/11 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/19/10 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-29491 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-29491
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05665
percentile