CVE-2017-10685

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jul 23, 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-134

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 29, 2017
Last modified: Jul 23, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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