Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting ncurses package, versions <6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1
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- published29 Jun 2017
- disclosed29 Jun 2017
Introduced: 29 Jun 2017
CVE-2017-10685 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 ncurses to version 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses package and not the ncurses package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.