| Name | CVE-2018-9240 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2186-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 894724 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ncmpc (PTS) | buster | 0.33-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 0.45-1 | fixed |
| bookworm, sid, trixie | 0.47-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ncmpc | source | jessie | 0.24-1+deb8u1 | | DLA-2186-1 | |
| ncmpc | source | stretch | 0.25-0.1+deb9u1 | | | |
| ncmpc | source | (unstable) | 0.33-1 | low | | 894724 |
Notes
[wheezy] - ncmpc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)