SB2020031056 - Buffer overflow in NetHack
Published: March 10, 2020 Updated: July 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020031056
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5254)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.