VDB
CVE-2020-5209
CVE-2020-5209
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5 MEDIUM
In NetHack before 3.6.5, unknown options starting with -de and -i can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and shared systems that allow users to influence command line options. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.
EPSS 0.81% · 54.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score
0.81%
54.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | nethack | 0, 3.6.0-4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | nethack | 3.6.1-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | nethack | 3.4.3-15, 0, 3.4.3-15build1 |
Timeline
- Jan 28, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5209 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-fw72-r8xm-45p8 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/f3def5c0b999478da2d0a8f0b6a7c370a2065f77 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5209 third-party-advisory