Description
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.
Published: 2018-11-12
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-10920 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5477-1 ncurses vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:30:04.065Z

Reserved: 2018-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19211

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-12T19:29:00.347

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:57:34.107

Link: CVE-2018-19211

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-10-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19211 - Bugzilla

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