Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-19217
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
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-19217
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19217
0.09%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 38 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-19217
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-19217
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-19217
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643753
1643753 – There is a Segmentation fault on unknown address in function _nc_name_match in libncurses6.1Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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