NetHack up to 3.5.x Configuration File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetHack up to 3.5.x. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Configuration File. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-5253. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: NetHack 3.6.0

Timelineinfo

01/02/2020 🔍
03/10/2020 +68 days 🔍
03/11/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/11/2024 +1492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-2c7p-3fj4-223m
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-5253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151277
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2020 13:28
Updated: 04/11/2024 16:47
Changes: 03/11/2020 13:28 (39), 03/11/2020 13:33 (17), 04/11/2024 16:40 (18), 04/11/2024 16:47 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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