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CVE-2003-0358

Published: May 30, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-120
4.6MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 34.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

falconseye project
oss-project
falconseyeOn-prem
OSS Libraries / generic-library
nethack
oss-project
nethackOn-prem
Consumer Software / gaming
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://nethack.sourceforge.net/v340/bugmore/secpatch.txt
nethack.sourceforge.net
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-316
debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-350
debian.org
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