CVE-2003-0358 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2003-05-30

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

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:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00227.

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

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Falconseye Project Falconseye

Nethack Nethack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-05-30T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:47.917Z

Reserved: 2003-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0358

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-06-09T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0358

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2003-02-09T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-07-10T14:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "DSA-350", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350"}, {"name": "DSA-316", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316"}, {"name": "nethack-s-command-bo(11283)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283"}, {"name": "6806", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806"}, {"name": "20030209 #!ICadv-02.09.03: nethack 3.4.0 local buffer overflow", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2003-0358", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "DSA-350", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350"}, {"name": "DSA-316", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316"}, {"name": "nethack-s-command-bo(11283)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283"}, {"name": "6806", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806"}, {"name": "20030209 #!ICadv-02.09.03: nethack 3.4.0 local buffer overflow", "refsource": "BUGTRAQ", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0"}, {"name": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:50:47.917Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "DSA-350", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350"}, {"name": "DSA-316", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316"}, {"name": "nethack-s-command-bo(11283)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283"}, {"name": "6806", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806"}, {"name": "20030209 #!ICadv-02.09.03: nethack 3.4.0 local buffer overflow", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_BUGTRAQ", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2003-0358", "datePublished": "2003-05-30T04:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2003-05-29T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:50:47.917Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:falconseye_project:falconseye:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "BA1EA62C-B51F-4339-A2A3-4870EC3E1CEC", "versionEndIncluding": "1.9.3", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "4CEAE757-D664-462A-8E67-FA4306BD5E84", "versionEndIncluding": "3.4.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}, {"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "58B90124-0543-4226-BFF4-13CCCBCCB243", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "2CAE037F-111C-4A76-8FFE-716B74D65EF3", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer en nethack 3.4.0 y anteriores permite que usuarios locales obtengan privilegios mediante la opci\u00f3n -s en la l\u00ednea de comandos."}], "id": "CVE-2003-0358", "lastModified": "2026-04-16T00:27:16.627", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 4.6, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2003-06-09T04:00:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-120"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}