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CVE-2017-10685

ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

0

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 24, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

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.

Statement

Red Hat considers this issue as a duplicate of CVE-2017-10684.

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 3.1 · 0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N

CWE not specified