CVE-2003-0358

Buffer overflow in (1) nethack 3.4.0 and earlier, and (2) falconseye 1.9.3 and earlier, which is based on nethack, allows local users to gain privileges via a long -s command line option.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:falconseye_project:falconseye::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2003-06-09 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2003-0358

Mitre link : CVE-2003-0358

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2003-0358

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Products Affected

falconseye_project

falconseye

nethack

nethack

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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