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Low severity3.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-5254

CVE-2020-5254

Description

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.

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Affected products

3

Nethack/Nethack3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nethack:nethack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.6.1,<3.6.6
- (no CPE)range: <3.6.6
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.6

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References

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github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-2ch6-6r8h-m2p9nvdVendor Advisory

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