CVE-2021-39537
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
An issue was discovered in ncurses through v6.2-1. _nc_captoinfo in captoinfo.c has a heap-based buffer overflow.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-39537
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2021-09-20T16:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-04-27T15:15:09
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.2.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/devel/ncurses/patches/patch-ncurses_tinfo_captoinfo.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2020-08/msg00006.html | Exploit Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2021-10/msg00023.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0012/ | |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39537 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-39537 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 06:43:56 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 10:58:37 | 2021-09-20T16:15Z | 2021-09-20T16:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 10:58:37 | 2022-10-31T00:15:12 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 10:58:37 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 10:58:42 | References | updated | ||
| 2022-12-07 02:12:38 | 2022-12-07T01:38:22 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-07 02:12:38 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-04-27 16:11:11 | 2023-04-27T15:15:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-04-27 16:11:11 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-04-27 16:11:11 | References | updated |