VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-5253
NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-184, CWE-269
- Affected
- nethack/nethack
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commits/612755bfb5c412079795c68ba392df5d93874ed8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2c7p-3fj4-223mThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commits/612755bfb5c412079795c68ba392df5d93874ed8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2c7p-3fj4-223mThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.