Bug 2234908 (CVE-2020-19186)

Summary:	CVE-2020-19186 ncurses: Buffer overflow in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acrosby, adudiak, bdettelb, caswilli, crarobin, fjansen, hkataria, jburrell, jmadigan, jmitchel, jsherril, jtanner, kaycoth, kshier, luizcosta, mlichvar, ngough, nweather, pamccart, stcannon, yguenane
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	ncurses 6.2	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the ncurses library. This issue occurs when processing a crafted terminfo database, causing a buffer over-read, resulting in an application crash.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2234930, 2234931
Bug Blocks:	2234942

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-25 18:08:48 UTC

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:

https://github.com/zjuchenyuan/fuzzpoc/blob/master/infotocap_poc2.md