CVE-2019-17595
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2019 at 08:42 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 07:16 AM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.2
Affected range stops below 6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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