CVE-2023-24809 NetHack Call command buffer overflow

2023-02-1719:41:24

CWE-120

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www.cve.org

nethack

buffer overflow

cve-2023-24809

security issue

version 3.6.7

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

JSON

NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Starting with version 3.6.2 and prior to version 3.6.7, illegal input to the “C” (call) command can cause a buffer overflow and crash the NetHack process. This vulnerability may be a security issue for systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and for shared systems. For all systems, it may result in a process crash. This issue is resolved in NetHack 3.6.7. There are no known workarounds.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "NetHack",
    "product": "NetHack",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": ">= 3.6.2, < 3.6.7",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]