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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.312610
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.593000
Various Sources related
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html
Various Sources related
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html
Various Sources patch
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html
Various Sources related
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20250329
Various Sources product
https://www.gnu.org/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-121
Status
published
Products (2)
GNU/ncurses
6.5-20250322
GNU/ncurses
6.5-20250329
Published
Jun 16, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026