nethack 3.4.0 and earlier installs certain setgid binaries with insecure permissions…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
nethack 3.4.0 and earlier installs certain setgid binaries with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the original binaries with malicious code.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00321 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stichting_mathematisch_centrum:nethack:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | Stichting Mathematisch Centrum |
- cpe:2.3:a:stichting_mathematisch_centrum:nethack:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0359
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2932-f892-c8hc
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0359 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0359 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2932-f892-c8hc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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