Vulnerability in GNU Ncurses
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Ncurses — versions 6.0
- Invisible-Island Ncurses — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-10685?
- CVE-2017-10685 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNU Ncurses, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-06-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-10685?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-10685 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.