Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-15548
An issue was discovered in the ncurses crate through 5.99.0 for Rust. There are instr and mvwinstr buffer overflows because interaction with C functions is mishandled.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-15548
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.25%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 62 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-15548
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-15548
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-15548
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https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0006.html
RUSTSEC-2019-0006: ncurses: Buffer overflow and format vulnerabilities in functions exposed without unsafe › RustSec Advisory DatabaseVendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2019-15548
- cpe:2.3:a:ncurses_project:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*