CVE-2022-29458
Public on 2022-04-18
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
A segmentation fault vulnerability was found in ncurses's convert_strings() function of tinfo/read_entry.c file. This flaw occurs due to corrupted terminfo data, triggering an out-of-bounds read error.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ncurses | 2022-12-01 | ALAS2-2022-1893 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ncurses | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |