CVE-2019-17594

Public Exploit

Description

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00017.html mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17594?
CVE-2019-17594 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17594?
To fix CVE-2019-17594, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17594 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-17594 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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