CVE-2020-19185 — Out-of-bounds Write in Ncurses

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
6.2%
top 9.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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GNU Ncurses
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateDec 11

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/ncurses< 6.1+20191019-1+3
▶NVDgnu/ncurses6.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2020-19185: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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OSV
CVE-2020-19185: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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GHSA
GHSA-mv4w-f342-8cxq: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2020-19185: macOS Sonoma 14.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19185: macOS Ventura 13.6.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19185: macOS Monterey 12.7.2↗2023-12-11
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Debian
CVE-2020-19185: ncurses - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:...↗2020
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Red Hat
ncurses: Heap buffer overflow in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373↗2019-05-03
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