Buffer overflow in Falconseye Project
CVE-2003-0358
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Falconseye Project
- Nethack
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2, 3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11283 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/6806 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/311172/2003-02-08/2003-02-14/0 (mailing-list, Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2003-0358?
- CVE-2003-0358 is a vulnerability in Falconseye Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). Published 2003-06-09.
- Is CVE-2003-0358 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.