VDB-140812 · CVE-2019-15546 · GCVE-0-2019-15546

pancurses Crate up to 0.16.1 on Rust printw/mvprintw format string

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in pancurses Crate up to 0.16.1 on Rust. Affected by this issue is the function printw/mvprintw. Executing a manipulation can lead to format string. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-15546. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pancurses Crate up to 0.16.1 on Rust (Rust Package). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function printw/mvprintw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the pancurses crate through 0.16.1 for Rust. printw and mvprintw have format string vulnerabilities.

The weakness was disclosed 08/26/2019. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-15546 since 08/25/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Rust Package

Name

pancurses Crate

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

08/25/2019 🔍
08/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/27/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/04/2023 +1560 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rustsec.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-15546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-140812

Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2019 08:36
Updated: 12/04/2023 09:43
Changes: 08/27/2019 08:36 (35), 08/06/2020 11:46 (18), 12/04/2023 09:43 (3)
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