NULL pointer dereference in Leonerd Libvterm
CVE-2018-20786
libvterm through 0+bzr726, as used in Vim and other products, mishandles certain out-of-memory conditions, leading to a denial of service (application crash), related to screen.c, state.c, and vterm.c.
EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Leonerd Libvterm
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-20786?
- CVE-2018-20786 is a high-severity vulnerability in Leonerd Libvterm, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-20786?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-20786 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.