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TI-2023-09964 Aliases CVE-2023-24287GHSA-9xg8-w2vp-qx4r

Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "M" command.

Priority LOW 13CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "M" command.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0015 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Portable Puzzle Collection (Simon Tatham): 20230116.5782e29

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Simon TathamPortable Puzzle Collectionbefore 20230116.5782e2920230116.5782e29Patch availableCNA
  • Portable Puzzle Collection VendorSimon Tatham Affected before 20230116.5782e29 Fixed in 20230116.5782e29 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Portable Puzzle Collection (Simon Tatham) Fixed in 20230116.5782e29

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle Collection 20230116.5782e29

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-09966 Buffer overflow in Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle CollectionPriority LOW 13
    • TI-2023-09965 Integer overflow in Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle CollectionPriority LOW 13
    • TI-2023-09963 Buffer overflow in Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle CollectionPriority LOW 13

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-24287
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xg8-w2vp-qx4r

References

  • TI-2016-02308 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SCP command-line utility in PuTTY before 0.67 and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-04257 Integer overflow in PuTTY 0.62 and earlier, WinSCP before 5.1.6, and other products that… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2013-03678 Heap-based buffer underflow in the modmul function in sshbn.c in PuTTY before 0.63 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2015-04464 Integer overflow in the terminal emulator in PuTTY before 0.66 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-03679 Buffer overflow in sshbn.c in PuTTY before 0.63 allows remote SSH servers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2023-09966 Buffer overflow in Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle Collection CVSS 3.1LOW 2.9
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