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CVE-2018-9240

high

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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4507-1/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00020.html

https://bugs.debian.org/894724

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-20834

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-04-03

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01818