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...
- Published
- May 30, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 10, 2003
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
5By passing an overly large string when invoking nethack, it is possible to corrupt memory. jnethack and falconseye are also prone to this vulnerability.
- CVE-2003-0358Exploit
By passing an overly large string when invoking nethack, it is possible to corrupt memory. jnethack and falconseye are also prone to this vulnerability.
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