CVE Vulnerability

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.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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

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

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-10-14 09:15

Updated : 2021-02-10 03:13

NVD link : CVE-2019-17594

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17594

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-125

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