CVE-2020-19189

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow10 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
1.9%
top 16.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Debian Debian LinuxGNU Ncurses
Timeline
PublishedAug 22
Latest updateDec 11

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 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

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-gx38-wj66-8wfr: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry↗2023-08-22
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OSV
CVE-2020-19189: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry↗2023-08-22
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CVEList
CVE-2020-19189: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry↗2023-08-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2020-19189: macOS Ventura 13.6.3↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19189: macOS Monterey 12.7.2↗2023-12-11
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Apple
CVE-2020-19189: macOS Sonoma 14.2↗2023-12-11
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Ubuntu
ncurses vulnerability↗2023-10-24
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Debian
CVE-2020-19189: ncurses - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_en...↗2020
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CVE-2020-19189 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | Buffer Overflow vulnerability in po | cvebase.io