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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : ncmpc vulnerability (USN-4507-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 140644

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-4507-1 advisory.

 - 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. (CVE-2018-9240)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected ncmpc and / or ncmpc-lyrics packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4507-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140644

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4507-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/17/2020

Updated: 10/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-9240

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ncmpc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ncmpc-lyrics

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-9240

USN: 4507-1