critical9.8
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nethack | Nethack | from 3.6.0 before 3.6.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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/