CVE-2019-17594
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-17594
To remediate CVE-2019-17594, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ncurses—upgrade to 6.1+20191019-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-17594 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 6.1+20191019-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |