| Name | CVE-2017-10685 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | high (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ncurses (PTS) | wheezy | 5.9-10 | vulnerable |
| jessie | 5.9+20140913-1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 6.0+20170902-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ncurses | source | (unstable) | 6.0+20170701-1 | high | ||
| ncurses | source | stretch | 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1 | high |
[jessie] - ncurses <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ncurses <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692