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CVE-2019-19905

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Published: Dec 19, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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 (1)

Products: Nethack: Nethack
Nethack
1 product
Nethack
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Nethack
From 3.6.0 to 3.6.4

Related CWEs

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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