CVE-2025-6141mediumCWE-119CWE-121

CVE-2025-6141: medium-severity vulnerability in GNU ncurses

GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow

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No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 4.8epss 0.2%
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: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
Affected products
GNU · ncurses
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