CVE-2017-10685Critical· 9.8▾ MidnightIn 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.
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 53.9 · likelihood 0.8 · exploitation 0
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Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
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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.
ncurses = 6.0Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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