USN-4507-1

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    USN-4507-1

    Published: 16 Sept 2020Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: ncmpc vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-9240)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4507-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/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
    USN-4507-1 | CVE-DB