CVE-2003-0359
nethack 3.4.0 and earlier installs certain setgid binaries with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the original binaries with malicious code.
Published:Jun 18, 2003
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jun 18, 2003
EPSS Score:0.00046
CVSS Score:4.6
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
Product
Nethack
Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
Nethack
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
