USN-4507-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4507-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4507-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4507-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2020-09-16T19:11:07Z
Modified
2026-04-27T15:36:49Z
Summary
ncmpc vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-9240)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ncmpc

Package

Name
ncmpc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncmpc@0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*
0.24-1
0.24-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "ncmpc",
            "binary_version":  "0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "ncmpc-lyrics",
            "binary_version":  "0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2018-9240",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4507-1.json"