CVE-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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692	Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692	Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ncurses:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692 - Issue Tracking~~	() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692 - Issue Tracking
References	~~() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 -~~	() https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 -

Information

Published : 2017-06-29 23:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:06

NVD link : CVE-2017-10685

Mitre link : CVE-2017-10685

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-10685

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

ncurses

CWE

CWE-134

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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