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
Published: 2018-11-12
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics threat_severity

Low

threat_severity

Moderate


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:30:04.034Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-19217

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-12T19:29:00.597

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:57:35.047

Link: CVE-2018-19217

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19217 - Bugzilla

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