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TI-2018-06692 Aliases CVE-2018-9240GHSA-p6r9-xv65-25jq

ncmpc through 0.29 is prone to a NULL pointer dereference flaw.

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01818 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ncmpc_project:ncmpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.29VulnerableNcmpc Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:ncmpc_project:ncmpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.29 Vulnerable ·Ncmpc Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-9240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p6r9-xv65-25jq

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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