CVE-2019-17594 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer over-read in the ncurses terminfo library allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-17594?
CVE-2019-17594 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 14 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17594?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Invisible-Island Ncurses, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17594?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-17594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17594, GHSA-wjvh-4293-hh6x, JLSEC-2026-443, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17594.