CVE-2006-1390

Public Exploit

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19376	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-23.xml	patch vendor advisory
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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428739/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25528	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428743/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122376	exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24104	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17217	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1390?: CVE-2006-1390 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1390?: To fix CVE-2006-1390, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1390 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1390 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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