Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting ncurses package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.14% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NCURSES-1970096
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jun 2017

Introduced: 24 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-10685  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-134  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 ncurses.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses package and not the ncurses package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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