CVE-2006-1744 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call.

Published: 2006-04-12

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.12:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.13:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.17:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-1036-1	New bsdgames packages fix local privilege escalation
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1744	Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360989
http://secunia.com/advisories/19687
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/736
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036
http://www.osvdb.org/24634
http://www.pulltheplug.org/fu/?q=node/56
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17401

History

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Joey Hess Bsdgames

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-04-12T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:27:27.586Z

Reserved: 2006-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1744

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-04-12T22:02:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-1744

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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