CVE-2019-17594

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00017.html	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00017.html	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28	Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*

History

14 Oct 2026, 07:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html -

Information

Published : 2019-10-14 21:15

Updated : 2026-10-14 07:16

NVD link : CVE-2019-17594

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17594

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-17594

JSON object : View

Products Affected

invisible-island

ncurses

opensuse

leap

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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