Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| GNU / ncurses | affected 6.5-20250322; unaffected 6.5-20250329 |
CWE
CWE-121, CWE-119
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.312610
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312610
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.593000
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00107.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00109.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2025-03/msg00114.html
- https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/NEWS.html#index-t20250329
- https://www.gnu.org/
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