Stack-based buffer overflow in ncurses - CVE-2017-10684
Published: April 20, 2018 / Updated: April 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12110
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10684
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Free Software Foundation
Affected software:
ncurses
ncurses
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the fmt_entry function of ncurses due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a request that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10684
Update to version 6.1.