CVE-2018-19211
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.9%
57.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-476
Published 2018-11-12 · modified 2026-07-23
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2018-11-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-23 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.