<p>There is no fixed version for <code>Centos:7</code> <code>ncurses</code>.</p>

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting ncurses package, versions *

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 2.14% (90^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-NCURSES-1970096
published 26 Jul 2021
disclosed 24 Jun 2017

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Introduced: 24 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-10685 Open this link in a new tab CWE-134 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 ncurses.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses package and not the ncurses package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.