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.
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2017-2331 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5448-1 | ncurses vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:41:55.540Z
Reserved: 2017-06-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-10684
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-06-29T23:29:00.223
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-10684
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