CVE-2020-19189

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-08-22 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
GNU ncurses: 6.1
Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Linux, and Microsoft Windows: all versions

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc5.md
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00033.html
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

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