CVE-2006-1539 Memory corruption in n/a
Local users with games group membership can gain privileges by modifying score files to execute arbitrary code when another user plays tetris-bsd.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1539?
CVE-2006-1539 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bsd-Games Tetris-Bsd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1539?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-1539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1539, GHSA-fqx7-q9qr-3rrm.