CVE-2018-19211

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

published November 12, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00863 · 58.2th percentile
Published
2018-11-12T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 NOV 19:00Z
    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
    cvelistv5