Vulnerability · Published Dec 12, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-50495
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the ncurses package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ncurses | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50495 |
| Debian:13 | ncurses | 6.4+20230625-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50495 |
| Debian:14 | ncurses | 6.4+20230625-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50495 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ncurses | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50495 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00020.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00029.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0008/
- FEDORA-2024-96090dafaf vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html