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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.