CVE-2023-24285
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow...
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
CVE-2023-24285- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-60643
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
EUVD-2023-60643- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4r8q-j6h7-r23w
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow...
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
GHSA-4r8q-j6h7-r23w- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
CVE-2023-24285- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-24285
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24285- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-24285
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow which is triggered when an unusually long move is executed.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24285- CVSS 3.1
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sgt-puzzlesDebian:12 |
before 20230122.806ae71-1 | 20230122.806ae71-1 |
sgt-puzzlesDebian:13 |
before 20230122.806ae71-1 | 20230122.806ae71-1 |
sgt-puzzlesDebian:14 |
before 20230122.806ae71-1 | 20230122.806ae71-1 |
sgt-puzzlesUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20140928.r10274-1 |
None known |
sgt-puzzlesUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20170606.272beef-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
sgt-puzzlesUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20170606.272beef-1ubuntu120191231.79a5378-220191231.79a5378-3 |
None known |
sgt-puzzlesUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20191231.79a5378-320191231.79a5378-6 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24285 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.9) in Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle Collection, published September 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. Fixed in sgt-puzzles 20230122.806ae71-1.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1028986
git.tartarus.org?p=simon/puzzles.git;a=commit;h=1aded127eb3fb7194a1752d96bfba95a5b7fa4dc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24285
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r8q-j6h7-r23w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-24285
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24285
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24285