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CVE-2006-1390 Detail

Description

The configuration of NetHack 3.4.3-r1 and earlier, Falcon's Eye 1.9.4a and earlier, and Slash'EM 0.0.760 and earlier on Gentoo Linux allows local users in the games group to modify saved games files to execute arbitrary code via buffer overflows and overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

This vulnerability applies only to the following games/versions: 1) NetHack 3.4.3-r1 and previous 2) Falcon's Eye 1.9.4a and previous 3) Slash'EM 0.0.760 and previous

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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122376 Exploit 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125902 Exploit 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127167
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127319
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-23.xml Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428743/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17217
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25528

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-1390
NVD Published Date:
03/24/2006
NVD Last Modified:
10/18/2018
Source:
MITRE