CVE-2020-5254: NetHack hilite_status parsing privilege escalation
First published: Tue Mar 10 2020(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security-advisories@github.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Nethack Nethack | >=3.6.1<3.6.6 |
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