CVE-2006-1539
Multiple buffer overflows in the checkscores function in scores.c in tetris-bsd in bsd-games...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1539- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1539- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1543 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqx7-q9qr-3rrm No score
Multiple buffer overflows in the checkscores function in scores.c in tetris-bsd in bsd-games...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fqx7-q9qr-3rrm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1539- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-1539 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1539- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1539 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Bsd-games Tetris-bsd, published March 30, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.09%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in bsdgames 2.17-6.
References
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122399
osvdb.org/24261
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25611
securityfocus.com/bid/17308
secunia.com/advisories/19442
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-26.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1539
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqx7-q9qr-3rrm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1539