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Vulnerability CVE-2020-5214
Published: 2020-01-28
| Description: |
In NetHack before 3.6.5, detecting an unknown 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. |
Type:
CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'))
CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
| CVSS Base Score |
Impact Subscore |
Exploitability Subscore |
7.5/10 |
6.4/10 |
10/10 |
| Exploit range |
Attack complexity |
Authentication |
Remote |
Low |
No required |
| Confidentiality impact |
Integrity impact |
Availability impact |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
References: |
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-p8fw-rq89-xqx6
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