FKIE_CVE-2020-5213

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-28 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:21
Severity
5.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In NetHack before 3.6.5, too long of a value for the SYMBOL configuration file option 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 upload their own configuration files. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-rr25-4v34-pr7vThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-rr25-4v34-pr7vThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nethack nethack *
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