vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-19217: ncurses: Null pointer dereference at function _nc_name_match
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 12, 2018 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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