CVE-2006-1539

CVE-2006-1539 describes multiple buffer overflows in the checkscores function of tetris-bsd in bsd-games before version 2.17-r1 in Gentoo Linux. This vulnerability allows local users with games group membership to potentially gain privileges by injecting crafted executable content into the tetris-bsd.scores file, which is then executed when another user launches the game. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.