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CVE-2017-10685: 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.

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What it means

Priority 85/100

NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2017-10685. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.

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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.

Source
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Publishing entity
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Entity type
National authority
Area
North America · US
Original language
en · translation in preparation
Publication
30/06/2017 01:29
CVE
CVE-2017-10685
Classification
Critical
Stated country
US
Technical scope

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