CVE-2018-19211Medium· 5.5▾ SunlitIn 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 …
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 30.3 · likelihood 0.3 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.9%
0.9% → 1.4%
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.
ncurses = 6.1Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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