vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-19217): ncurses vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 12, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-ncurses
References
- CVE-2018-19217
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-19217
- CWE-476
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-10926
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643753
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-10926
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-04/msg00020.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19217
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