VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-0963
Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in ncurses library allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via long environmental information such as TERM or TERMINFO_DIRS.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.68% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- immunix/immunix · freebsd/freebsd · redhat/linux · invisible-island/ncurses
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-036.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/138550Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1142Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44487VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-036.0.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/138550Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1142Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44487VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.