CVE-2020-5209
Published: 28 January 2020
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.
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.8
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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nethack Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.6.5)
|
Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(3.6.6-1)
|
|
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Needs triage
|
|
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needs triage
|
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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Needs triage
|
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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
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