Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-24284
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity buffer overflow in Portable Puzzle Collection from Simon Tatham. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the is_markable() function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sgt-puzzles | 20230122.806ae71-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24284 |
| Debian:13 | sgt-puzzles | 20230122.806ae71-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24284 |
| Debian:14 | sgt-puzzles | 20230122.806ae71-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24284 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | sgt-puzzles | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24284 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Tatham | Portable Puzzle Collection | 0 – before 20230116.5782e29 |
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L