CVE-2023-50495
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorNcursesNcurse
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00020.htmlMailing ListPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00029.htmlSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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