CVE-2006-1539

N/A Unknown
Published: March 30, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the checkscores function in scores.c in tetris-bsd in bsd-games before 2.17-r1 in Gentoo Linux might allow local users with games group membership to gain privileges by modifying tetris-bsd.scores to contain crafted executable content, which is executed when another user launches tetris-bsd.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-26.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24261
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17308
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19442
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-26.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17308
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

bsd-games