---
id: CVE-2023-50495
title: >-
  NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the
  component _nc_wrap_entry().
summary: >-
  NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the
  component _nc_wrap_entry().
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
vendor: invisible-island
product: ncurse
affected:
  - ncurse = 6.4-20230418
published: '2023-12-12'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:17:11.997'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50495'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00020.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00029.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0008/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LU4MYMKFEZQ5VSCVLRIZGDQOUW3T44GT/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00020.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2023-04/msg00029.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240119-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01037
epssPercentile: 0.63741
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.632Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-11-26T16:26:51.489855Z'
---

## Overview

NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().

## Affected

- `ncurse = 6.4-20230418`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.