Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2023-24809
- cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-24809
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-24809
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-24809
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The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-24809
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https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch
NetHack Call command buffer overflow · Advisory · NetHack/NetHack · GitHubVendor Advisory
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https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html
NetHack 3.6.7: CVE-2023-24809Vendor Advisory
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