CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in NetHack up to 3.5.x and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 03/10/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5253 since 01/02/2020. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 3.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 151278 is pretty similar.
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: NetHack 3.6.0
Timeline
01/02/2020 🔍03/10/2020 🔍
03/11/2020 🔍
03/11/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-5253 (🔍)
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 03/11/2020 13:28Updated: 03/11/2020 13:33
Changes: 03/11/2020 13:28 (39), 03/11/2020 13:33 (17)
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