CVE-2019-17595
5.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012.
How to fix CVE-2019-17595
To remediate CVE-2019-17595, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ncurses—upgrade to 6.1+20191019-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-17595 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, 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 | MEDIUM5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |