CVE-2017-10685
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
4.3%
90.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-134
Published 2017-06-29 · modified 2026-07-23
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2017-06-29 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-23 — Last modified (NVD)
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.