CVE-2020-19188

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
7.3%
top 8.33%
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 fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 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

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2020-19188: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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GHSA
GHSA-8jj7-mqrc-fff9: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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CVEList
CVE-2020-19188: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry↗2023-08-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2020-19188: macOS Monterey 12.7.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19188: macOS Ventura 13.6.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19188: macOS Sonoma 14.2↗2023-12-11
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Debian
CVE-2020-19188: ncurses - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 i...↗2020
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Red Hat
ncurses: Stack buffer overflow in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116↗2019-05-03
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CVE-2020-19188 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fm | cvebase.io