CVE-2019-19905
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-19905
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-12-19T18:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-12-27T18:00:37
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.6.0 | 3.6.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47 | Patch |
| https://bugs.debian.org/947005 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226 | Patch |
| https://nethack.org/security/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19905 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-19905 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:55:04 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 08:26:51 | 2019-12-19T18:15Z | 2019-12-19T18:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 08:26:51 | 2019-12-27T18:00:37 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 08:26:51 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |