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.
Published: 2006-03-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-1543 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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Bsd-games Tetris-bsd
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:19:48.441Z

Reserved: 2006-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1539

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-30T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1539

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