cvelist/2020/5xxx/CVE-2020-5254.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2020-5254",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "NetHack hilite_status parsing privilege escalation"
    },
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                                "product_name": "NetHack",
                                "version": {
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                                            "version_value": "< 3.6.6"
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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
        "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
            "baseScore": 3.9,
            "baseSeverity": "LOW",
            "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
            "integrityImpact": "LOW",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "CHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
        }
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    "problemtype": {
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9"
            }
        ]
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    "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
    }
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