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CVE-2018-19217 Details

Description

In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function _nc_name_match that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643753 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643753 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
invisible-island ncurses
6.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-19217
NVD Published Date:
Nov 12, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 23, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-19217 Details - Not Deferred