NetHack 3.6.4 - Revision history

Infinigon: fix typo

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Aximili: Move security info to Security

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Move security info to Security

Neuros at 04:44, 10 March 2020

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{{NetHack Versions}}

'''NetHack 3.6.4''' is the 34th public release of [[NetHack]]. It was released on December 18th 2019, just 13 days after the previous release. This release fixes a major security exploit that existed in versions [[3.6.0]], [[3.6.1]], [[3.6.2]] and [[NetHack 3.6.3|3.6.3]].<ref>https://nethack.org/security/index.html</ref>

==Availablity==

Nethack 3.6.4 is [https://nethack.org/v364/downloads.html available] from the official NetHack website.

== Significant changes ==
'''This release fixes a major security issue: a potential buffer overflow when parsing the [[Options#Configuration_file|run-time configuration file]].'''<ref>https://nethack.org/security/index.html</ref> There were some other changes<ref>https://nethack.org/v364/release.html</ref>:

* Fixes message when player's [[steed]] encounters a [[polymorph trap]].
* Allows teleporting onto the [[vibrating square]].
* Fixes a message when the player's inventory was full and they tried to pick up gold
* A flying player can use '''{{kbd|>}}''' to travel down [[hole]]s or [[trap door]]s instead of escaping a trap and trying again.
* A polymorphed player hiding on a ceiling can use '''{{kbd|>}}''' to unhide.
* On Windows, all game files can be stored on a portable device using the option 'portable_device_paths'.

==References==

[[Category:History]]

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	'''NetHack 3.6.4''' is the 34th public release of [[NetHack]]. It was released on December 18th 2019, just 13 days after the previous release. This release fixes a major security exploit that existed in versions [[3.6.0]], [[3.6.1]], [[3.6.2]] and [[NetHack 3.6.3\|3.6.3]].<ref>https://nethack.org/security/index.html</ref>		'''NetHack 3.6.4''' is the 34th public release of [[NetHack]]. It was released on December 18th 2019, just 13 days after the previous release. This release fixes a major security exploit that existed in versions [[3.6.0]], [[3.6.1]], [[3.6.2]] and [[NetHack 3.6.3\|3.6.3]].<ref>https://nethack.org/security/index.html</ref>

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-'''This release fixes a major security issue: a potential buffer overflow when parsing the [[Options#Configuration_file|run-time configuration file]].'''<ref>https://nethack.org/security/index.html</ref><ref>https://dpmendenhall.blogspot.com/2020/03/nethack-364.html</ref> There were some other changes<ref>https://nethack.org/v364/release.html</ref>:
+'''This release fixes a major security issue: [[Security#CVE-2019-19905|CVE-2019-19905]].''' There were some other changes<ref>https://nethack.org/v364/release.html</ref>:
 * Fixes message when player's [[steed]] encounters a [[polymorph trap]].