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ALPINE-CVE-2017-10685

ALPINE-CVE-2017-10685 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.5ncurses6.0-r7, 6.0-r6, 6.0-r5
Alpine:v3.3ncurses6.0-r0, 0, 5.7-r0
Alpine:v3.4ncurses6.0-r1, 0, 5.6-r0
Alpine:v3.6ncurses5.6-r0, 6.0-r7, 6.0-r6

Timeline

  • Jun 29, 2017 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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