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CVE-2020-5253

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CVE-2020-5253

Published: Mar 10, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

3.9

LOW

Description

NetHack before version 3.6.0 allowed malicious use of escaping of characters in the configuration file (usually .nethackrc) which could be exploited. This bug is patched in NetHack 3.6.0.

VendorProductVersions

NetHack

NetHack

affected
< 3.6.0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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