NetHack “C” (call) command denial of service | CVE-2023-24809
NAME
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NetHack “C” (call) command denial of service
Platforms Affected:
NetHack NetHack 3.6.2
Risk Level:
7.8
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Denial of Service
DESCRIPTION
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NetHack is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a buffer overflow in the “C” (call) command. By sending a specially-crafted request, a local authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the NetHack process, and results in a denial of service condition.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Local
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