CVE-2019-17594

MediumCVSS 5.3

Published: 14/10/2019(UTC)Updated: 27/07/2026(UTC)Translated: 27/07/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.54%

42th percentile - higher than 42% of all known CVEs

Summary

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the terminfo library of ncurses before version 6.1-20191012 in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure or program crash.

Recommendation

Upgrade ncurses to version 6.1-20191012 or later.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.