vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-19905): nethack vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 19, 2019 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 19, 2019
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2019-19905
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-19905
- URL-https://bugs.debian.org/947005
- URL-https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47
- URL-https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226
- URL-https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2019-19905.html
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19905
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