CVE-2018-19217
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
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
How to fix CVE-2018-19217
To remediate CVE-2018-19217, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ncurses—upgrade to 6.0+20170701-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-19217 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 6.0+20170701-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |