CVE-2020-19189
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-08-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 09:35Z15 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-08-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 6a93b579ef8068d07d806edb530feb109c9d35eda7be0026e6442b8c26a560b6
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc5.md
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230928 [SECURITY] [DLA 3586-1] ncurses security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00033.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0005/
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- seclists.org20231212 APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-4 macOS Sonoma 14.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
- seclists.org20231212 APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-5 macOS Ventura 13.6.3http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10
- seclists.org20231212 APPLE-SA-12-11-2023-6 macOS Monterey 12.7.2http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ncurses Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ncurses Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ncurses Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.