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CVE-2025-6141 (GCVE-0-2025-6141)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-16 22:00 – Updated: 2025-06-17 13:52
VLAI?
Title
GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow
Summary
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.
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Credits
JJLeo (VulDB User)
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