UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19189

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19189

    Published: 22 Aug 2023Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-19189
    Aliases:
    USN-6451-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-19189, https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc5.md, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6451-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-19189

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ncurses

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4

    Affected versions

    5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1

    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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