Buffer overflow in Gnu Ncurses
CVE-2025-69720
The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.000 (2.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnu Ncurses — versions 0
- Invisible-island Ncurses — versions 6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-69720?
- CVE-2025-69720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Ncurses, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2025-69720?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-69720 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.