What is the severity of CVE-2019-15548?

CVE-2019-15548 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to potential buffer overflows.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15548?

To fix CVE-2019-15548, update the ncurses crate to version 6.0 or later, which includes a patch for this issue.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548?

The potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548 include application crashes and arbitrary code execution leading to system compromise.

Which versions of ncurses are affected by CVE-2019-15548?

CVE-2019-15548 affects all versions of ncurses up to and including 5.99.0.

What is the cause of CVE-2019-15548?

CVE-2019-15548 is caused by improper handling of input between the ncurses crate and C functions, leading to buffer overflows.

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CVE-2019-15548

critical

9.8

CWE

119

26/8/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2019-15548: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Aug 26 2019(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in the ncurses crate through 5.99.0 for Rust. There are instr and mvwinstr buffer overflows because interaction with C functions is mishandled.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ncurses	<=5.99.0

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Reference Links

https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2019-0006.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to potential buffer overflows.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15548?
To fix CVE-2019-15548, update the ncurses crate to version 6.0 or later, which includes a patch for this issue.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548 include application crashes and arbitrary code execution leading to system compromise.
Which versions of ncurses are affected by CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 affects all versions of ncurses up to and including 5.99.0.
What is the cause of CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 is caused by improper handling of input between the ncurses crate and C functions, leading to buffer overflows.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to potential buffer overflows.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15548?
To fix CVE-2019-15548, update the ncurses crate to version 6.0 or later, which includes a patch for this issue.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548?
The potential impacts of CVE-2019-15548 include application crashes and arbitrary code execution leading to system compromise.
Which versions of ncurses are affected by CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 affects all versions of ncurses up to and including 5.99.0.
What is the cause of CVE-2019-15548?
CVE-2019-15548 is caused by improper handling of input between the ncurses crate and C functions, leading to buffer overflows.