CVE-2019-15547 describes a format string vulnerability in the ncurses crate (through version 5.99.0) for Rust, stemming from mishandled C format arguments in printw functions. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impacts, though confidentiality and availability are not directly affected. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.99.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ncurses_project:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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