#VU82358 Out-of-bounds write in ncurses - CVE-2020-19189

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#VU82358 Out-of-bounds write in ncurses - CVE-2020-19189

Published: October 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82358
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-19189
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ncurses
Software vendor:
Free Software Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the postprocess_terminfo() function in tinfo/parse_entry. A local user can run a specially crafted command to trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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