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CVE-2025-6141 MEDIUM

Published: 2025-06-16 | Last Modified: 2026-06-02 | Status: Deferred

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.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se ha encontrado una vulnerabilidad en GNU ncurses hasta la versión 6.5-20250322 y clasificada como problemática. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a la función postprocess_termcap del archivo tinfo/parse_entry.c. La manipulación conduce a un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila. El ataque debe realizarse localmente. La actualización a la versión 6.5-20250329 puede solucionar este problema. Se recomienda actualizar el componente afectado.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactLOW

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 1.4

Base Score: 1.7 (LOW)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access VectorLOCAL
Access ComplexityLOW
AuthenticationSINGLE
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.1

Impact Score: 2.9

Base Score: 4.8 (MEDIUM)

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 VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Attack RequirementsNONE
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Vulnerability ConfidentialityNONE
Vulnerability IntegrityNONE
Vulnerability AvailabilityLOW
Subsequent ConfidentialityNONE
Subsequent IntegrityNONE
Subsequent AvailabilityNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-119
en CWE-121
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