CVE-2017-10685
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.26% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-134 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-06-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| invisible-island | ncurses |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD