VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-9240
If a user uses the chat screen and another client sends a long chat message, a crash and denial of service could occur.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.87%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.87% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ncmpc project/ncmpc · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/894724Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4507-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/894724Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4507-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.