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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ncurses package, versions <0:6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.36% (73rd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-NCURSES-6149294
  • published 10 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023
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Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-19186 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ncurses to version 0:6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2412.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses package and not the ncurses package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.