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TI-2019-14352 Aliases CVE-2019-19905GHSA-fqgf-vjr9-95rf

NetHack 3.6.x before 3.6.4 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when reading very…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

NetHack 3.6.x before 3.6.4 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability when reading very long lines from configuration files. This affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid, and shared systems that allow users to upload their own configuration files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03384 88th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 to before 3.6.4VulnerableNetHack
  • cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 to before 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·NetHack

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19905
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqgf-vjr9-95rf

References

Patch 3

Advisory 2

  • TI-2020-04270 NetHack error recovery after syntax error in configuration file is subject to a buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04269 NetHack SYMBOL configuration file option is subject to a buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04268 NetHack MENUCOLOR configuration file option is subject to a buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04267 NetHack AUTOCOMPLETE configuration file option is subject to a buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04309 Privilege escalation in NetHack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04310 NetHack hilite_status parsing privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
See all 10 →

Sources

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