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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2017-10685 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat considers this issue as a duplicate of CVE-2017-10684.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ncurses | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ncurses | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ncurses | Will not fix |
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