NULL Pointer Dereference in ncurses 6.1
CVE-2018-19211

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Ncurses
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 November 2018

What is CVE-2018-19211?

In ncurses 6.1, a vulnerability exists where a NULL pointer dereference can occur within the function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c. This situation arises when the software incorrectly processes a 'dubious character' in the name or alias field, leading to a denial of service attack. Malicious actors can exploit this flaw to disrupt service availability.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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