CVE-2003-0359 details a privilege escalation vulnerability in Nethack 3.4.0 and earlier, where insecure permissions on setgid binaries allow local users to replace legitimate code with malicious executables. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this flaw requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:stichting_mathematisch_centrum:nethack:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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