2.9

CVE-2023-24288: simon tatham portable puzzle collection Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Deferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-24288DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24288
Published 14-09-2026Last modified 14-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-24288 is a low (CVSS 2.9) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in simon tatham portable puzzle collection. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.9/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue in Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via creating an excessive amount of save states.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 0.11% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • sgt-puzzles< 20230122.806ae71-1
Simon tatham1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sgt-puzzlesAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links