1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4507-1

USN-4507-1: ncmpc vulnerability

Publication date

16 September 2020

Overview

ncmpc could be made to crash if it received a long chat message.

Releases

Packages

  • ncmpc - ncurses-based audio player

Details

It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote
attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-9240)

It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat messages. A remote
attacker could possibly exploit this with a crafted chat message, causing ncmpc
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-9240)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart ncmpc to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial ncmpc –  0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
ncmpc-lyrics –  0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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