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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting ncurses package, versions <6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.3% (69th 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-UBUNTU1604-NCURSES-5854177
  • published 24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023
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Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-19189 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ncurses to version 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.