CVE-2019-15546 Format string vulnerabilities in pancurses
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via format string vulnerabilities in the pancurses Rust library's printw functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15546?
CVE-2019-15546 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the pancurses crate through 0.16.1 for Rust. printw and mvprintw have format string vulnerabilities.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15546?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pancurses. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
pancurses crates.io | All versions to 0.16.1 | None |
pancurses crates.io | All versions to 0.16.1 | None |
pancurses crates.io | From 0.0.0-0 | None |
Products include Pancurses Project Pancurses.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-15546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m57c-4vvx-gjgq, RUSTSEC-2019-0005.