Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-17594
Potential exploit
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.
Products affected by CVE-2019-17594
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-17594
0.03%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-17594
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST | |
5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
1.8
|
3.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-17594
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-17594
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28
ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-28) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00017.html
Bug: heap-buffer-overflow in function _nc_find_entryExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html
ANN: ncurses-6.1-20191012Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2550-1: moderate: Security update fThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2551-1: moderate: Security update fThird Party Advisory
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