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 |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | Red Hat considers this issue as a duplicate of CVE-2017-10684. |
Priority
Negligible
CVSS 3 base score: 9.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ncurses Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(reached 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)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of ESM support, was needed)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(6.0+20170708-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of gcc's stack protector in Ubuntu. | ||