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CVE-2025-69720
Published:March 19, 2026
Updated:April 26, 2026
The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.
Affected Packages
git://ncurses.scripts.mit.edu/ncurses.git (SCM_GIT):
Affected version(s) >=v6.4 <v6.6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v6.6
Related Resources (6)
https://github.com/Cao-Wuhui/CVE-2025-69720
https://invisible-island.net/archives/ncurses/6.5/
https://marc.info/?l=ncurses-bug&m=176545557728083&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=ncurses-bug&m=176540731801330&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=ncurses-bug&m=176539968328570&w=2
https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-121
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01