CVE-2020-5213 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in NetHack versions prior to 3.6.5. It allows an attacker to cause a crash or achieve remote code execution/privilege escalation by providing an overly long value for the SYMBOL configuration file option. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it affects systems with suid/sgid NetHack installations or shared systems allowing user-uploaded configurations, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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