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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
24.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (3)
gnu/ncurses
< 6.2
opensuse/leap
15.0
opensuse/leap
15.1
Published
Oct 14, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026