| Name | CVE-2020-5253 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nethack (PTS) | jessie | 3.4.3-15 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 3.6.0-4 | fixed |
| buster | 3.6.1-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.6.6-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.6.6-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.6.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nethack | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| nethack | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| nethack | source | (unstable) | 3.6.0-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - nethack <end-of-life> (Not supported in jessie LTS)
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2c7p-3fj4-223m
https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/612755bfb5c412079795c68ba392df5d93874ed8