SB2017100322 - Infinite loop in ncurses (Alpine package)
Published: October 3, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017100322
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13728)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause Dos condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the next_char function in comp_scan.c due to an infinite loop. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted input and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.