CVE-2018-19217

ncurses: Null pointer dereference at function _nc_name_match

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 12, 2018

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU ncurses, where a NULL pointer dereference in the _nc_name_match function can lead to a denial of service, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application.

Statement

This vulnerability is rated as moderate because it allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference, exploiting this flaw would crash the application, impacting availability but not compromising system integrity.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer