CVE-2003-0358 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.22% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| falconseye project | falconseye |
| nethack | nethack |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nethack 3 - Local Buffer Overflow (1) | 2003-02-10 |
| exploit-db | Nethack 3 - Local Buffer Overflow (2) | 2003-02-10 |
| exploit-db | Nethack 3 - Local Buffer Overflow (3) | 2003-02-10 |
References
- 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
- 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
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