Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ncurses package, versions <6.1+20181013-2+deb10u2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.36% (73rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-NCURSES-5862702
- published 28 Aug 2023
- disclosed 22 Aug 2023
Introduced: 22 Aug 2023
CVE-2020-19190 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
ncurses
to version 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses
package and not the ncurses
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry in tinfo/comp_hash.c:70 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-19190
- https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc6.md
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0005/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9