CVE-2020-19189

Summary

CVECVE-2020-19189
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-22 19:16:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-13 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Application Gnu Ncurses 6.1 All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.6.3 - Apple Support support.apple.com
August 2023 GNU Ncurses Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-6 macOS Monterey 12.7.2 seclists.org
About the security content of macOS Sonoma 14.2 - Apple Support support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-5 macOS Ventura 13.6.3 seclists.org
heap-buffer-overflow, postprocess_terminfo, tinfo/parse_entry.c:997, ncurses 6.1 MISC github.com
About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.7.2 - Apple Support support.apple.com
Full Disclosure: APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-4 macOS Sonoma 14.2 seclists.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 3586-1] ncurses security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199863 Ubuntu Security Notification for ncurses Vulnerability (USN-6451-1)
  • 379124 Apple macOS Ventura 13.6.3 Not Installed (HT214038)
  • 379125 Apple macOS Sonoma 14.2 Not Installed (HT214036)
  • 379126 Apple macOS Monterey 12.7.2 Not Installed (HT214037)
  • 6000117 Debian Security Update for ncurses (DLA 3586-1)
  • 674026 EulerOS Security Update for ncurses (EulerOS-SA-2024-1285)
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