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.
Affected products
invisible-island: ncurses; opensuse: leap
References10
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html ExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.… Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.… Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28 Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.… Third Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.… Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.4
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 2% percentile: 83 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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