CVE-2017-10684

Public on 2017-06-29
Modified on 2024-02-12
Description
In 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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 ncurses Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ncurses 2019-09-30 ALAS2-2019-1302 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 ncurses Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H