CVE-2020-19189
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6451-1
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Vulnerabilidad de Buffer Overflow en la función "postprocess_terminfo" en tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 en ncurses v6.1 que permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicios a través de un comando manipulado.
It was discovered that ncurses could be made to read out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2020-08-13 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-22 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (9)
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10 | Mailing List |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11 | Mailing List |
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9 | Mailing List |
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| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00033.html | Mailing List |
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| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0005 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036 |
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| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037 |
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| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038 |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc5.md | 2024-08-04 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Ncurses Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Ncurses" | 6.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Ncurses" and version "6.1" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" | - | vsphere |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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