DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5253

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-5253
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5253.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-5253
Upstream
Published
2020-03-10T17:15:12Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:05:14Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

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
3.6.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

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
3.6.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

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
3.6.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

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
3.6.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}