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ID:3551 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in NetHack - CVE-2020-5254
ID:3551 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in NetHack - CVE-2020-5254
Published: July 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30335
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5254
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
NetHack
NetHack
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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.