---
id: CVE-2019-17595
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
vendor: invisible-island
product: ncurses
affected:
  - ncurses < 6.2
  - leap = 15.0
  - leap = 15.1
patched:
  - ncurses 6.2
published: '2019-10-14'
updated: '2026-07-27'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17595'
references:
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.02051
epssPercentile: 0.80422
ingestedAt: '2026-07-27T14:19:53.815Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `ncurses < 6.2`
- `leap = 15.0`
- `leap = 15.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ncurses 6.2`