medium5.0
CVE-2020-5209
In NetHack before 3.6.5, unknown options starting with -de and -i can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalatio…
Impact
In NetHack before 3.6.5, unknown options starting with -de and -i can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and shared systems that allow users to influence command line options. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nethack | Nethack | before 3.6.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f3def5c0b999478da2d0a8f0b6a7c370a2065f77
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-fw72-r8xm-45p8
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f3def5c0b999478da2d0a8f0b6a7c370a2065f77
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-fw72-r8xm-45p8