VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-5254
In NetHack before 3.6.6, some out-of-bound values for the hilite_status option can be exploited.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.13% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-119
- Affected
- nethack/nethack
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.