CVE-2018-19217

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

published November 12, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01159 · 66.8th percentile
Published
2018-11-12T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 NOV 19:00Z
    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
    cvelistv5