CVE-2023-24809
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetHack | NetHack | >= 3.6.2, < 3.6.7 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-120: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch
- https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch
- https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html
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