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CVE-2020-5212

In NetHack before 3.6.5, an extremely long value for the MENUCOLOR con ...

Publiée Modifiée CWE 120
Dans la Trivy database depuis au moins le 24 oct. 2026, 07:11 UTCLa date d'entrée avant ce build n'est pas enregistrée.

Sévérité par source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Le label propre à Trivy est CRITICAL. Critique selon NVD. Plus basse selon Ubuntu (faible).

Description

In NetHack before 3.6.5, an extremely long value for the MENUCOLOR 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.

Paquets affectés et versions corrigées

SourcePaquetCorrigé en
debian 11nethack3.6.6-1
debian 12nethack3.6.6-1
debian 13nethack3.6.6-1
debian 14nethack3.6.6-1
echonethack3.6.6-1
ubuntu 18.04-ESMnethackpas de correctif indiqué
ubuntu 20.04-ESMnethackpas de correctif indiqué

Références

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