medium
6.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-19190: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Aug 22 2023(Updated: )

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Credit: CVE-2020-19185 CVE-2020-19186 CVE-2020-19187 CVE-2020-19188 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2020-19190 cve@mitre.org Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr Ivan Fratric Google Project Zero Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMickey Jin @patch1t an anonymous researcher Marc Newlin SkySafeKoh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38039 CVE-2023-38546 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsAnthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhenjiang Zhao Pangu TeamQianxin Junsung Lee Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-2023-42893 CVE-2023-3618 Ron Masas BreakPointCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Mattie Behrens Joshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongCVE-2023-5344 Pwn2car Zoom Offensive Security Team Nan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research Instituterushikesh nandedkar SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team) Kirin @Pwnrin Don Clarke

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.7.2
12.7.2
Apple macOS<14.2
14.2
Apple macOS<13.6.3
13.6.3
ncurses=6.1
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-19190?

    CVE-2020-19190 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the _nc_find_entry function in ncurses 6.1, which can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack.

  • How does the buffer overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry work?

    The buffer overflow occurs in the comp_hash.c file at line 70, where crafted commands are processed, causing the program to crash or become unresponsive.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-19190?

    CVE-2020-19190 has a severity rating of 6.5, which is considered medium.

  • Which versions of ncurses are affected by CVE-2020-19190?

    The vulnerability affects version 6.1 of ncurses.

  • How can the buffer overflow vulnerability in ncurses be fixed?

    To mitigate the vulnerability, it is recommended to update to a patched version of ncurses.

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