Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00509 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 | Vulnerable | Joey Hess |
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.12 | Vulnerable | Joey Hess |
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.13 | Vulnerable | Joey Hess |
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.14 | Vulnerable | Joey Hess |
| cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.17 | Vulnerable | Joey Hess |
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Joey Hess
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12 Vulnerable ·Joey Hess
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·Joey Hess
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·Joey Hess
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·Joey Hess
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1744
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qqm-m5wj-5jv5
References
Sources
- CVE-2006-1744 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-1744 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qqm-m5wj-5jv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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