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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2020-5210

Medium
5/10

Summary

In NetHack before 3.6.5, an invalid argument to the -w command line option can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and shared systems that allow users to influence command line options. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • LOW
  • LOW

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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