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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2017-2332 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5448-1 | ncurses vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:41:55.479Z
Reserved: 2017-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-10685
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-06-29T23:29:00.253
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-10685
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN