vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-19211: ncurses -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 12, 2018 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a "dubious character `*' in name or alias field" detection.
Solution
debian-upgrade-ncurses
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