CVE-2019-17595

ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c

Published Oct 14, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7923 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5477-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6099-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 6:54 AM
Reserved
Oct 14, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 14, 2019, 9:15 PM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 7:16 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 11, 2019, 12:00 AM