Patch-ID# 110459-02
Keywords: security libcurses buffer overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: libcurses patch
Date: May/29/2001

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 110458

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: libcurses patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4313067 4398331

Changes incorporated in this version: 4398331

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/abi/abi_libcurses.so.1
/usr/lib/libcurses.a
/usr/lib/libcurses.so.1
/usr/lib/libtermcap.a
/usr/lib/libtermlib.a
/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so
/usr/xpg4/lib/libcurses.so.2

Problem Description:

4398331 UNIX98: XCurses: test case 15 of get_wch fails
 
(from 110459-01)
 
4313067 security: libcurses:setupterm has buffer overflow

Patch Installation Instructions:
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 For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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 None.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, May 29, 2001

