Denial of service in ncurses
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-10754 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ncurses Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | Free Software Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU13374
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10754
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper parsing of terminfo files by the _nc_write_entry function, as defined in the tinfo/parse_entry.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into open a terminfo file that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the application to crash.
MitigationUpdate to version 6.1.20180414.
Vulnerable software versionsncurses: 4.0 - 6.1.20180407
External linkshttp://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#t20180414
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
