CVE-2018-9240

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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
NVD severity	medium (attack range: remote)
Debian Bugs	894724

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
ncmpc (PTS)	jessie	0.24-1	vulnerable
	stretch	0.25-0.1	vulnerable
	buster, sid	0.27-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
ncmpc	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	low		894724

[stretch] - ncmpc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - ncmpc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ncmpc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)