CVE-2019-17595
Published: 14 October 2019
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | DoS only |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ncurses Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1)
|
| disco |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| eoan |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| groovy |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(6.1+20191019-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.4 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-17595
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5477-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian