CVE-2025-6141

A vulnerability has been found in GNU ncurses up to 6.5-20250322 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function postprocess_termcap of the file tinfo/parse_entry.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 6.5-20250329 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20250329
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610
https://vuldb.com/?id.312610
https://vuldb.com/?submit.593000
https://www.gnu.org/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

16 Jun 2025, 22:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-06-16 22:16

Updated : 2025-06-17 20:50

NVD link : CVE-2025-6141

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6141

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6141

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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