CVE-2017-10685

CRITICAL

GNU Ncurses - Format String Vulnerability

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0152
EPSS Percentile 81.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/ncurses 6.0
Published Jun 29, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026