UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9240

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9240

    Published: 3 Apr 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-9240
    Aliases:
    USN-4507-1

    Summary:

    Details: ncmpc through 0.29 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw. If a user uses the chat screen and another client sends a long chat message, a crash and denial of service could occur.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-9240, https://bugs.debian.org/894724, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4507-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9240

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ncmpc

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.24-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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