Vulnerability · CVE-2019-17594
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.
Published Oct 14, 2019 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · There is a heap-based
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-17594. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of There is a heap-based is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (There is a heap-based).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.55%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe invisible-island/ncurses · cpe opensuse/leap
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.
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- cpe invisible-island/ncursesversion unspecified
- cpe opensuse/leap15.0
- cpe opensuse/leap15.1
How to fix CVE-2019-17594
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-17594. EPSS is 0.55%. Act only if a listed version of There is a heap-based is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 15.0, 15.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read. EPSS 0.55%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 14, 2019 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-17594
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-17594
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-17594
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.
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.