CVE-2018-9240 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2018-9240?

CVE-2018-9240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9240?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Ncmpc Project Ncmpc.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9240?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2018-9240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9240, DLA-2186-1, GHSA-p6r9-xv65-25jq, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9240, USN-4507-1.