CVE-2019-17594 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the terminfo library's _nc_find_entry function, affecting ncurses versions prior to 6.1-20191012, including GNU ncurses and openSUSE ncurses. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, with no user interaction, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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