CVE-2017-10685
CRITICALncurses 6.0 - Remote Code Execution via Format String in fmt_entry Function
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0426
EPSS Percentile
89.7%
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