CVE-2018-19211

Published: Nov 12, 2018Modified: Jul 23, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Invisible Island: Ncurses

Invisible Island

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Invisible Island Ncurses	Version 6.1

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (2)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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