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CVE-2020-19185
CVE-2020-19185
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published August 22, 2023
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ncurses-base | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses-devel | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses-term | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses-compat-libs | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses-libs | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses-c++-libs | Amazon Linux | 6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6 |
| ncurses | Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3 |
| ncurses | Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 |
| ncurses | Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3 |
| SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | Siemens | 3.1.5 |
| SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | Siemens | 3.1.5 |
2 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-base | 0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-term | 0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses | 0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-compat-libs | 0 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | 3.1.0 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | 3.1.0 |
| Siemens | SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | 3.1.0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-libs | 0 |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-c++-libs | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| amazon:2 | ncurses-static | 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 22, 2023 CVE Published
- Aug 23, 2023 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 25, 2024 CVE Updated
- Dec 16, 2025 PoC Published
- Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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