CVE-2025-6141
GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow
02 Description
GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 9.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- 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
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-06-16 22:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02 12:59Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-06-15
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5af835723a0c10622c5a99b6afa80d2fc7a8ba02325cf70462a0c7e6186b9b17
05 Affected products
06 References
- vuldb.comVDB-312610 | GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflowhttps://vuldb.com/?id.312610
- vuldb.comVDB-312610 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610
- vuldb.comSubmit #593000 | GNU ncurses ncurses-6.5-20250322 Stack-based Buffer Overflowhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.593000
- lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html
- lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html
- lists.gnu.orghttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html
- invisible-island.nethttps://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20250329
- www.gnu.orghttps://www.gnu.org/
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ncurses No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ncurses No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ncurses Fixed in 6.5+20251115-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.3-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- ncurses No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm7Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm7Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- ncurses Fixed in 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.