CVE-2017-10684

moderate-risk
Published 2017-06-29

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.

Do I need to act?

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3.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal