CVE-2020-5254 LOW

CVE-2020-5254: NetHack hilite_status parsing privilege escalation

Vendor Nethack
Product NetHack
Weakness CWE-125
Published March 10, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

3.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 10, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated