UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10685

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10685

    Published: 29 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-10685
    Aliases:
    USN-5448-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10685, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5448-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10685

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ncurses

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1

    Affected versions

    5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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