Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-19905

Description

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.

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Affected products

Nethack/Nethack2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.6.0,<3.6.4
- (no CPE)range: <3.6.4
NetHack/NetHackdescription

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References

bugs.debian.org/947005nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f001de79542b8c38b1f8e6d7eaefbbd28ab94b47nvdPatch
github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f4a840a48f4bcf11757b3d859e9d53cc9d5ef226nvdPatch
github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-3cm7-rgh5-9pq5nvdThird Party Advisory
nethack.org/security/nvdVendor Advisory

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