FreeBSD : ncurses -- multiple issues (b84dbd94-e894-4c91-b8cd-d328537b1b2b)

high Nessus Plugin ID 103797

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

ncurses developers reports :

There are multiple illegal address access issues and an infinite loop issue. Please refer to the CVE list for details.

Solution

Update the affected package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103797

File Name: freebsd_pkg_b84dbd94e8944c91b8cdd328537b1b2b.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/12/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:ncurses, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13728, CVE-2017-13729, CVE-2017-13730, CVE-2017-13731, CVE-2017-13732, CVE-2017-13733, CVE-2017-13734

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