Findings

CVE-2019-17595

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.

Published Oct 14, 2019 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · invisible-island ncurses

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.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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

  • cpe invisible-island/ncursesversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.0
  • cpe opensuse/leap15.1

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2019-17595

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2019-17595

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2019-17595 · ZeroDay Findings