CVE-2025-6141

Summary

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 Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
GNUncurses6.5-20250322affected
GNUncurses6.5-20250329unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119: Memory Corruption

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

Additional References

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