CVE-2020-19186 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using ncurses via crafted input triggering a buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-19186?
CVE-2020-19186 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 22 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-19186?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Invisible-Island Ncurses, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-19186?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-19186 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-19186 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19186, GHSA-pp24-hg2j-66jm, JLSEC-2026-446.