CVE-2023-24809

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.
Classic Buffer Overflow
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub_MCNA
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 13%
VendorProductVersion
nethacknethack
3.6.2 ≤
𝑥
< 3.6.7
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
nethack
bullseye
no-dsa
bookworm
ignored
buster
no-dsa
sid
3.6.7-1
fixed
trixie
3.6.7-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
nethack
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
ignored