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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2023-24809
HistoryFeb 17, 2023 - 8:15 p.m.

Buffer overflow

2023-02-1720:15:00
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nethack
buffer overflow
security
vulnerability
process crash
nvd
version 3.6.2
version 3.6.7
illegal input

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
nethackge3.6.2
nethacklt3.6.7

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%