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01 Record

CVE-2019-17595

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.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
2.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 82.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-10-14 20:42Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-14 06:54Z15 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2019-10-14
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.2
Document digest
2d2f345c23f74e3dd9d3386bad4a268ad7bb0454196f9231e3c6fca4adc9b998

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
invisible-islandncursesNot specified—
opensuseleapNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-base
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-c++-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-compat-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-devel
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-term
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 8

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-base
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-c++-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-compat-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-devel
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-libs
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8
  • ncurses-term
    Fixed in 6.1-9.20180224.el8

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • ncurses
    Fixed in 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.