debian · CVE-2020-5213

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Priority: unimportant Published: Updated: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:39:44 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2020-5213 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nethack), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

In NetHack before 3.6.5, too long of a value for the SYMBOL configuration file option 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 upload their own configuration files. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.

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