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.
History

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2025-06-16T22:00:17.088Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T13:52:08.255Z

Reserved: 2025-06-15T11:06:16.592Z

Link: CVE-2025-6141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-17T13:52:03.927Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-16T22:16:41.527

Modified: 2025-06-17T20:50:23.507

Link: CVE-2025-6141

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-06-16T22:00:17Z

Links: CVE-2025-6141 - Bugzilla