VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-10685

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.26%
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 format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Primary references