CVE-2020-5210

Summary

In NetHack before 3.6.5, an invalid argument to the -w command line 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 influence command line options. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-120: CWE-120 Buffer Overflow

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-v5pg-hpjg-9rpp
• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f3def5c0b999478da2d0a8f0b6a7c370a2065f77

References

• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-v5pg-hpjg-9rpp
• https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f3def5c0b999478da2d0a8f0b6a7c370a2065f77

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