CVE-2022-29458 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ncurses 6.3 prior to patch 20220416, specifically within the convert_strings function of the terminfo library. This flaw can lead to a segmentation violation and affects various distributions of Apple macOS and Debian Linux, as well as the ncurses library itself. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but has low attack complexity (AC:L). A successful exploit could result in high confidentiality impact (C:H) and high availability impact (A:H), potentially leading to information disclosure or system crashes. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.