CVE-2006-1744

N/A
Published: April 12, 2006 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBsdgames

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19687
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/736
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
http://www.osvdb.org/24634

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

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CWE
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