{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1","published":"2017-07-07T09:23:43Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:11:01.814849Z","related":["CVE-2017-10684","CVE-2017-10685"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-10684","CVE-2017-10685"],"summary":"Recommended update for ncurses","details":"This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n- CVE-2017-10684: Possible RCE via stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046858)\n- CVE-2017-10685: Possible RCE with format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046853)\n\nBugfixes:\n- Drop patch ncurses-5.9-environment.dif as YaST2 ncurses GUI does\n  not need it anymore and as well as it causes bug bsc#1000662 \n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9-44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libncurses5":"5.9-44.1","libncurses5-32bit":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6-32bit":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-utils":"5.9-44.1","tack":"5.9-44.1","terminfo":"5.9-44.1","terminfo-base":"5.9-44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9-44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libncurses5":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-utils":"5.9-44.1","tack":"5.9-44.1","terminfo":"5.9-44.1","terminfo-base":"5.9-44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9-44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"ncurses-devel":"5.9-44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9-44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libncurses5":"5.9-44.1","libncurses5-32bit":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6-32bit":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel-32bit":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-utils":"5.9-44.1","tack":"5.9-44.1","terminfo":"5.9-44.1","terminfo-base":"5.9-44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9-44.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"libncurses5":"5.9-44.1","libncurses5-32bit":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6":"5.9-44.1","libncurses6-32bit":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-devel-32bit":"5.9-44.1","ncurses-utils":"5.9-44.1","tack":"5.9-44.1","terminfo":"5.9-44.1","terminfo-base":"5.9-44.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171815-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1000662"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046853"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046858"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10684"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10685"}]}