medium5.5
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.
Impact
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Invisible-Island | Ncurses | Version 6.1 |