title: NetHack hilite_status parsing privilege escalation
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.
problem types: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
affected:
{
product: NetHack
vendor: NetHack
versions:
status: affected, version: < 3.6.6
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 3.9
baseSeverity: LOW
confidentialityImpact: LOW
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
version: 3.1
]