Buffer Overflow Affecting nethack package, versions [,3.4.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NETHACK-2380915
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed9 Jun 2003
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Jun 2003

CVE-2003-0358  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nethack to version 3.4.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Buffer overflow in (1) nethack 3.4.0 and earlier, and (2) falconseye 1.9.3 and earlier, which is based on nethack, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -s command line option.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1