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.
Classic Buffer Overflow
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
nethacknethack
3.6.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.6.4
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nethack
bookworm
3.6.6-3
fixed
bullseye
3.6.6-2
fixed
sid
3.6.7-1
fixed
trixie
3.6.7-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nethack
bionic
needed
disco
ignored
eoan
ignored
focal
needed
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugs.debian.org/947005
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5
https://nethack.org/security/
https://bugs.debian.org/947005
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5
https://nethack.org/security/