CVE-2017-10684

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.

Fixed
LOW (3.8)
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    Tim Bastin detected CVE-2017-10684 with a risk of 3.27

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    Tim Bastin fixed CVE-2017-10684

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    Tim Bastin detected CVE-2017-10684 with a risk of 3.27

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    System updated the risk assessment to 1.63

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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    System updated the risk assessment to 3.27

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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    System updated the risk assessment to 1.63

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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    System updated the risk assessment from 1.63 to 3.27

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    System fixed CVE-2017-10684

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with a risk of 3.27

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    System fixed CVE-2017-10684

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with a risk of 3.27

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    System detected CVE-2017-10684 with scanner: container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning github.com/l3montree-dev/devguard/cmd/devguard-scanner/container-scanning

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    Tim Bastin fixed CVE-2017-10684

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    Sebastian Kawelke updated the risk assessment from 3.27 to 3.52

    Confidentiality Requirement updated: medium -> low, Integrity Requirement updated: medium -> high, Availability Requirement updated: medium -> high

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    Sebastian Kawelke updated the risk assessment from 3.52 to 3.83

    Confidentiality Requirement updated: low -> high

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Affected component

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Installed version:
6.4
Fixed in:
6.0+20170708-1

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