vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-10685: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 29, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | Aug 8, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 29, 2017
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Aug 8, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-ncurses
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