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CVE-2006-1539
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…
High7.5EPSS 2.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122399 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 24261 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- bsdgames-tetrisbsd-checkscores-bo(25611) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 17308 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 19442 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200603-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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