Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-40988.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-40988
Upstream
Published
2018-11-12T19:29:00Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:29:13.657961Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2018-19217 affecting package ncurses 6.4-2
Details

In ncurses, possibly a 6.x version, there is a NULL pointer dereference at the function ncname_match that will lead to a denial of service attack. NOTE: the original report stated version 6.1, but the issue did not reproduce for that version according to the maintainer or a reliable third-party

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/ncurses

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
6.4-2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-40988.json"