Bug 2234908 (CVE-2020-19186) - CVE-2020-19186 ncurses: Buffer overflow in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66
Summary: CVE-2020-19186 ncurses: Buffer overflow in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/c...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2020-19186
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2234930 2234931
Blocks: 2234942
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-08-25 18:08 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2023-11-21 09:59 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: ncurses 6.2
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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.
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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.

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