low3.3
CVE-2025-6141
A vulnerability has been found in GNU ncurses up to 6.5-20250322 and classified as problematic.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| GNU Ncurses | before 6.5-20250322 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html