CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-19905

NetHack 3.6.x before 3.6.4 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when reading very long lines from configuration files. This affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid, and shared systems that allow users to upload their own configuration files.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47 Patch
https://bugs.debian.org/947005 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226 Patch
https://nethack.org/security/ Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-12-19 06:15

Updated : 2019-12-27 06:00

NVD link : CVE-2019-19905

Mitre link : CVE-2019-19905

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-120