>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes Multiple Game Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Multiple Game Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-1120 CVE ID : GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-03-27
Technical Description
Gentoo has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in NetHack, Slash'EM, and Falcon's Eye. This flaw is due to a compatiblity error with the system used for managing games on Gentoo Linux, which could be exploited by a local user who is a member of group "games" to modify the state data used by NetHack, Slash'EM or Falcon's Eye to trigger the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of other players.
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