VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-19217

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-11-12
Last modified2026-07-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references