CVE-2003-0358

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Published May 30, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

Configuration 2 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0353	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.217% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Falconseye Project Falconseye

Nethack Nethack

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 30, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved: May 29, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 9, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

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