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CVE-2017-10684

ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow in fmt_entry function in dump_entry.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · June 24, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

In ncurses 6.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow