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CVE-2025-6141

GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow



Description

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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.

In GNU ncurses bis 6.5-20250322 wurde eine problematische Schwachstelle gefunden. Es geht um die Funktion postprocess_termcap der Datei tinfo/parse_entry.c. Dank Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine stack-based buffer overflow-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Die Umsetzung des Angriffs hat dabei lokal zu erfolgen. Ein Aktualisieren auf die Version 6.5-20250329 vermag dieses Problem zu lösen. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.

Reserved 2025-06-15 | Published 2025-06-16 | Updated 2025-06-16 | Assigner VulDB


MEDIUM: 4.8CVSS: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
LOW: 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
LOW: 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
1.7AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C

Problem types

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Product status

6.5-20250322
affected

6.5-20250329
unaffected

Timeline

2025-06-15:Advisory disclosed
2025-06-15:VulDB entry created
2025-06-15:VulDB entry last update

Credits

JJLeo (VulDB User) reporter

References

vuldb.com/?id.312610 (VDB-312610 | GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow) vdb-entry technical-description

vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610 (VDB-312610 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)) signature permissions-required

vuldb.com/?submit.593000 (Submit #593000 | GNU ncurses ncurses-6.5-20250322 Stack-based Buffer Overflow) third-party-advisory

lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html related

lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html related

lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html patch

invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html related

www.gnu.org/ product

cve.org (CVE-2025-6141)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-6141)

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