VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-13728

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-29
Last modified2026-07-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

There is an infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c in ncurses 6.0, related to libtic. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references