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low 3.3

CVE-2025-6141 json

GNU ncurses parse_entry.c postprocess_termcap stack-based overflow

published 2025-06-16 16 mo ago modified 2026-07-25 3 mo ago also EUVD-2025-18429 , GHSA-wfwf-ggr2-rpjf , JLSEC-2026-454

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • julia Ncurses_jll 6.6.0+0
  • GNU ncurses 6.5-20250329
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P V3.3, V4.0
  • Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCH328 V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM324 V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM328 V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM332 V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24V DC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) V3.3
  • ncurses Debian 14 6.5+20251115-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-6141

  • ncurses Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 6.3-2ubuntu0.3
  • ncurses Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.2
  • ncurses Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm7
  • ncurses Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm7
  • ncurses Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm4
  • ncurses Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6141

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ncurses Azure Linux 3.0 6.4-3

azure linux advisories AZL-64139

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-6141 updated cvss 3.3

gnu-ncurses: ncurses Stack Buffer Overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ncurses, ncurses-base, ncurses-libs, ncurses-term Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ncurses, ncurses-base, ncurses-libs, ncurses-term Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 ncurses, ncurses-base, ncurses-libs, ncurses-term, ncurses-c++-libs, ncurses-compat-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 ncurses, ncurses-base, ncurses-libs, ncurses-term, ncurses-c++-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 ncurses Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-26-043-06 updated cvss 3.3

Siemens SINEC OS

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) < 3.3
    affected: fixed in V3.3 support.industry.siemens.com
  • Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family < 3.3
    affected: fixed in V3.3
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3) < 3.3
    +8 more products
    Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-4AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24V DC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-2AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3) < 3.3 Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-3AR3) < 3.3
    affected: fixed in V3.3 support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
16 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 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
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 4.8 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
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
OSV 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
julia Ncurses_jll
<6.6.0+0
6.6.0+0

Affected products

  • GNU ncurses
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P
  • Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCH328
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM324
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM328
  • Siemens SCALANCE XCM332
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (24V DC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO)
  • Siemens SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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