CVE-2020-19186

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    CVE-2020-19186

    Published: 22 Aug 2023Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/10, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/11, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0005/, https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc2.md

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 1713400c1c9b80cb7cb9d204acb0525dc592b07d
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    6.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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