CVE-2025-69720
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-69720 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-19 15:16:21 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-02 14:16:37 UTC |
| Description | The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000130000 probability, percentile 0.021180000 (date 2026-06-03)
Problem Types: CWE-121 | CWE-120 | CWE-121 CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow | CWE-120 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.3 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240427 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240504 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240511 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240518 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240519 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240525 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240601 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240608 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240615 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240622 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240629 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240706 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240713 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240720 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240727 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240810 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240817 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240824 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240831 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240914 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240922 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20240928 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241006 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241019 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241026 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241102 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241109 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241123 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241130 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241207 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241214 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241221 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20241228 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250104 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250111 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250118 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250125 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250201 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250208 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250215 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250216 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250222 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250301 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250308 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250315 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250322 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250329 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250405 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250412 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250419 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250426 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250503 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250510 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250517 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250524 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250531 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250614 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250621 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250628 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250705 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250712 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250720 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250726 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250802 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250809 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250816 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250823 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250830 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250913 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250920 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20250927 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251004 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251010 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251018 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251025 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251101 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251115 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251122 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251123 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251129 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | 6.5 | 20251206 | All | All |
| Application | Invisible-island | Ncurses | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | GNU | Ncurses | affected 6.5-20251213 custom | Not specified |
| ADP | Siemens | RUGGEDCOM RST2428P | affected V4.0 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| marc.info | [email protected] | marc.info | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
| marc.info | [email protected] | marc.info | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
| invisible-island.net/ncurses | [email protected] | invisible-island.net | Product |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| invisible-island.net/archives/ncurses/6.5 | [email protected] | invisible-island.net | Release Notes |
| marc.info | [email protected] | marc.info | Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/Cao-Wuhui/CVE-2025-69720 | [email protected] | github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.