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CVE-2018-19211
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-11-12T19:29:00.347 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:48:59.070

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.

Affected products

gnu — ncurses

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References

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