MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call
Published Apr 12, 2006
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.51%
Description
Buffer overflow in pl_main.c in sail in BSDgames before 2.17-7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long player name that is used in a scanf function call.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.51% 0.00509
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00509
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 41.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 38.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 33.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 76.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 74.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 53.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360989 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/736 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/24634 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.pulltheplug.org/fu/?q=node/56 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17401 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=360989 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19687 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/736 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/24634 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch | |
| http://www.pulltheplug.org/fu/?q=node/56 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17401 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 12, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 12, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1744
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a