| 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, 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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| ncurses (PTS) | bullseye | 6.2+20201114-2+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.4-4 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 6.5+20250216-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| ncurses | source | jessie | 5.9+20140913-1+deb8u1 | | | |
| ncurses | source | stretch | 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u1 | | | |
| ncurses | source | (unstable) | 6.0+20170701-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - ncurses <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464692