Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1744
CVE-2006-1744
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joey_hess:bsdgames:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
7- secunia.com/advisories/19687nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1036nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/24634nvdPatch
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/736nvd
- www.pulltheplug.org/fu/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17401nvd
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