CVE-2017-13730 describes an illegal address access vulnerability within the _nc_read_entry_source() function in ncurses 6.0, specifically in progs/tic.c. This flaw could be exploited remotely to cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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