CVE-2025-6141
MEDIUM EPSS 5.8%
Published Jun 16, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
4.8 CVSS 4.0
Published Jun 16, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 2
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety
CWE-121
References 10
- cert-portal.siemens.com https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
- invisible-island.net https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20250329
- lists.gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html
- lists.gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html
- lists.gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html
- vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610
- vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.312610
- vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.593000
- gnu.org https://www.gnu.org/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.