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CVE-2017-10685

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Jun 29, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10685
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html

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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NcursesGnu6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
NcursesUbuntuartful*
NcursesUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
NcursesUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
NcursesUbuntuprecise/esm*
NcursesUbuntutrusty*
NcursesUbuntutrusty/esm*
NcursesUbuntuupstream*
NcursesUbuntuvivid/ubuntu-core*
NcursesUbuntuxenial*
NcursesUbuntuyakkety*
NcursesUbuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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