CVE-2020-5254

low-risk
Published 2020-03-10

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.

Do I need to act?

~
9.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
3
CVSS 3.9/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Nethack

Affected Vendors

Nethack

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9
Vendor Advisory https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9
25
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal