CVE-2003-1446

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the save_into_file function in save.c for Rogue 5.2-2 allows local users to execute arbitrary code with games group privileges by setting a long HOME environment variable and invoking the save game function with a ~ (tilde).

Affected products

Rogue: 5.2-2, 985.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0260.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6912
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11382
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0260.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6912
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11382

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