CVE-2018-19211
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-19211
To remediate CVE-2018-19211, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ncurses—upgrade to 6.1+20180210-3 or later
Is CVE-2018-19211 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 6.1+20180210-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |