DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-5254
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254
Upstream
Published
2020-03-10T17:15:13.080Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:39.798491Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254.json"

Debian:12 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254.json"

Debian:13 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254.json"

Debian:14 / nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/nethack?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5254.json"