CVE-2023-24809— NetHack Call command buffer overflow
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Affected
NetHack NetHack
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
NetHack是一款角色扮演类单人游戏。 NetHack 3.6.7之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于缓冲区溢出，攻击者利用该漏洞可以导致进程崩溃。
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T1203 · Exploitation for Client Execution
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-24809
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
NetHack Call command buffer overflow
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Starting with version 3.6.2 and prior to version 3.6.7, illegal input to the "C" (call) command can cause a buffer overflow and crash the NetHack process. This vulnerability may be a security issue for systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and for shared systems. For all systems, it may result in a process crash. This issue is resolved in NetHack 3.6.7. There are no known workarounds.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未进行输入大小检查的缓冲区拷贝(传统缓冲区溢出)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
NetHack 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
NetHack是一款角色扮演类单人游戏。 NetHack 3.6.7之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于缓冲区溢出，攻击者利用该漏洞可以导致进程崩溃。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-24809 (1)
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https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2cqv-5w4v-mgch x_refsource_CONFIRM
Other References for CVE-2023-24809 (1)
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https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2023-24809.html x_refsource_MISC
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