CVE-2023-24288
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial...
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
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
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
CVE-2023-24288- 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-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-60646
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
EUVD-2023-60646- 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-vcxx-58r4-45w9
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial...
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
GHSA-vcxx-58r4-45w9- 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-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
CVE-2023-24288- 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-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-24288
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24288- 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-2023-24288
An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24288- 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-2023-24288 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 0.14%, the 3rd 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=b3d4a4197954c21ac78b68c58dff8f84fe743ea2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24288
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcxx-58r4-45w9
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-24288
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24288
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24288