CVE-2017-10685
Published: 29 June 2017
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | Red Hat considers this issue as a duplicate of CVE-2017-10684. |
ccdm94 | fix availabe in patch 20170701 for ncurses 6.0. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ncurses Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(6.1-1ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(6.0+20170708-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu. |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |