VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-10684
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.88%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-29
Last modified2026-07-23
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer