VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-10685
In ncurses 6.0, there is a format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.26% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Affected
- invisible-island/ncurses
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.