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    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.

    Published:Dec 19, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Dec 19, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.03358
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nethack
    Product
    Nethack

    Exploits

    https://github.com/dpmdpm2/CVE-2019-19905

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    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