CVE-2006-1539

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.86% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122399	patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24261	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25611	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17308	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19442	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-26.xml	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1539?: CVE-2006-1539 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1539?: To fix CVE-2006-1539, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1539 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-1539 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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