Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201716879000
Revision Date:2017-11-22Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-16879 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
Description:Stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry function in tinfo/write_entry.c in ncurses 6.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted terminfo file, as demonstrated by tic.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-16879
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'ncurses' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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