CVE-2017-10685
published 2017-06-29CVE-2017-10685: 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.
PriorityP355critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
4.26%
90.0th percentile
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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ncurses | < ncurses 6.0+20170701-1 (bookworm) | ncurses 6.0+20170701-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | ncurses | — | — |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 6.0+20170701-1 | 6.0+20170701-1 |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 6.0+20170701-1 | 6.0+20170701-1 |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 6.0+20170701-1 | 6.0+20170701-1 |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 6.0+20170701-1 | 6.0+20170701-1 |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1 | 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
| gnu | ncurses | >= 0 < 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1 | 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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Ubuntu
ncurses vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-05-26·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-13729 [CRITICAL] ncurses vulnerabilities
Title: ncurses vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in ncurses.
It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking array bounds
when executing the fmt_entry function, which could result in an
out-of-bounds write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10684)
It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking user input,
which could result in it being treated as a format argument. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10685)
It was discovered that ncurses was incorrectly performing memory
management operations and was not blocking access attempts to
illegal memory locations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of s
Red Hat
ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function
vendor_redhat·2017-06-24·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-10685 [CRITICAL] ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function
ncurses: Stack-based buffer overflow caused by format string vulnerability in fmt_entry function
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.
Package: ncurses (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: ncurses (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: ncurses (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-10685: ncurses - In ncurses 6.0, there is a format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-10685 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-10685: ncurses - In ncurses 6.0, there is a format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.0+20170701-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 6.0+20170701-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.0+20170701-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.0+20170701-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.0+20170701-1)
OSV
ncurses vulnerabilities
osv·2022-05-26·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-10684 [CRITICAL] ncurses vulnerabilities
ncurses vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking array bounds
when executing the fmt_entry function, which could result in an
out-of-bounds write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10684)
It was discovered that ncurses was not properly checking user input,
which could result in it being treated as a format argument. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-10685)
It was discovered that ncurses was incorrectly performing memory
management operations and was not blocking access attempts to
illegal memory locations. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-11112, CVE-2017-13729,
CVE-2017-13730, CVE-201
GHSA
GHSA-67w6-7r3q-87w7: In ncurses 6
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-10685 [CRITICAL] CWE-134 GHSA-67w6-7r3q-87w7: In ncurses 6
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-10685: In ncurses 6
osv·2017-06-29·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-10685 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-10685: In ncurses 6
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2017-06-29
Published