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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch | Vendor Advisory |
https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
28 Feb 2023, 19:25
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
CWE | CWE-120 | |
References | (MISC) https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch - Vendor Advisory |
21 Feb 2023, 14:50
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2023-02-17 20:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 23:14
NVD link : CVE-2023-24809
Mitre link : CVE-2023-24809
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24809
JSON object : View
Products Affected
nethack
- nethack
CWE
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')