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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.0 Medium

CVE-2020-5209

NetHack command line parsing of options starting with -de and -i is subject to a buffer overflow

Description

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

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

NetHack NetHack

  • < 3.6.5affected

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