CVE-2025-6141

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6141
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-6141.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-6141
Downstream
Published
2025-06-16T22:16:41Z
Modified
2025-07-01T16:08:48.947090Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability has been found in GNU ncurses up to 6.5-20250322 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function postprocesstermcap of the file tinfo/parseentry.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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.2+20201114-2
6.2+20201114-2+deb11u1
6.2+20201114-2+deb11u2
6.2+20201114-3
6.2+20201114-4
6.2+20210905-1
6.3-1
6.3-2
6.3+20220423-1
6.3+20220423-2
6.3+20221224-1
6.3+20221224-2
6.4-1
6.4-2
6.4-3
6.4-4
6.4+20230603-1
6.4+20230625-1
6.4+20230625-2
6.4+20231007-1
6.4+20231016-1
6.4+20231118-1
6.4+20231121-1
6.4+20231209-1
6.4+20240113-1
6.4+20240414-1
6.5-1
6.5-2
6.5+20250125-1
6.5+20250125-2
6.5+20250216-1
6.5+20250216-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.4-4
6.4+20230603-1
6.4+20230625-1
6.4+20230625-2
6.4+20231007-1
6.4+20231016-1
6.4+20231118-1
6.4+20231121-1
6.4+20231209-1
6.4+20240113-1
6.4+20240414-1
6.5-1
6.5-2
6.5+20250125-1
6.5+20250125-2
6.5+20250216-1
6.5+20250216-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ncurses?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.4-4
6.4+20230603-1
6.4+20230625-1
6.4+20230625-2
6.4+20231007-1
6.4+20231016-1
6.4+20231118-1
6.4+20231121-1
6.4+20231209-1
6.4+20240113-1
6.4+20240414-1
6.5-1
6.5-2
6.5+20250125-1
6.5+20250125-2
6.5+20250216-1
6.5+20250216-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}