CVE-2025-6141
Public on 2025-06-16
Modified on 2025-06-20
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.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 1 | ncurses | Not Affected | ||
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ncurses | Not Affected | ||
Amazon Linux 2023 | ncurses | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |