CVE-2020-5254 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In NetHack before 3.6.6, some out-of-bound values for the hilite_status option can be exploited. NetHack 3.6.6 resolves this issue.

Published: 2020-03-10

Score: 3.9 Low

EPSS: 9.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NetHack

NetHack

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 3.6.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26464	In NetHack before 3.6.6, some out-of-bound values for the hilite_status option can be exploited. NetHack 3.6.6 resolves this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09282.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9

History

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Subscriptions

Nethack Nethack

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2020-03-10T16:45:14.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:22:09.084Z

Reserved: 2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5254

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-10T17:15:13.080

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:46.443

Link: CVE-2020-5254

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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