CVE-2017-10684

NameCVE-2017-10684
DescriptionIn ncurses 6.0, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. A crafted input will lead to a remote arbitrary code execution attack.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ncurses (PTS)bullseye6.2+20201114-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm6.4-4fixed
sid, trixie6.5-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ncursessourcejessie5.9+20140913-1+deb8u1
ncursessourcestretch6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1
ncursessource(unstable)6.0+20170708-1

Notes

[wheezy] - ncurses <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464687

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