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CVE-2017-10685 Details

Description

In ncurses 6.0, there is a format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692 CVEIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692 [email protected]Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
invisible-island ncurses
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-10685
NVD Published Date:
Jun 29, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jul 23, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-10685 Details - Not Deferred