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CVE-2020-5209 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nethack), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.
In NetHack before 3.6.5, unknown options starting with -de and -i can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and shared systems that allow users to influence command line options. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.