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    CVE-2018-19211

    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.

    Published:Oct 28, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 12, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00278
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Ncurses

    Exploits

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

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    Integrity
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