CVE-2023-29491 | ncurses 6.0/6.1/6.1-20191012/6.1.20180414 Environment Variable $HOME/.terminfo TERMINFO/TERM memory corruption (Nessus ID 241454)
A vulnerability was found in ncurses 6.0/6.1/6.1-20191012/6.1.20180414. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file $HOME/.terminfo of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing manipulation of the argument TERMINFO/TERM results in memory corruption.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-29491. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.