fkie_cve-2018-19211
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2018-11-12 19:29
Modified
2024-11-21 03:57
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu ncurses 6.1



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  "id": "CVE-2018-19211",
  "lastModified": "2024-11-21T03:57:34.107",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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  "published": "2018-11-12T19:29:00.347",
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