DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19905

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-19905
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19905.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19905
Upstream
Published
2019-12-19T18:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:07:17Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}