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Vulnerability · 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.

Published Mar 19, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · The infocmp command-line tool

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69720. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of The infocmp command-line tool is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The infocmp command-line tool).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.46%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe invisible-island/ncurses

The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe invisible-island/ncurses6.5

How to fix CVE-2025-69720

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-69720. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of The infocmp command-line tool is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 6.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow; CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow. EPSS 0.46%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 19, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69720

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-69720

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.