CVE-2023-24288

Application crash via excessive save-state count

Published Sep 14, 2026 · Updated Sep 14, 2026

A buffer overrun in Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to crash it via a crafted save file. The published records identify an excessive save-state count as the trigger but do not disclose which loader operation overruns its buffer. Opening an attacker-supplied save file is required, and the documented consequence is termination of the local puzzle application.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A buffer overrun in Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29 allows attackers to crash it via a crafted save file. The published records identify an excessive save-state count as the trigger but do not disclose which loader operation overruns its buffer. Opening an attacker-supplied save file is required, and the documented consequence is termination of the local puzzle application.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24288
Published
Sep 14, 2026
Updated
Sep 14, 2026
Vendor
Simon Tatham
Product
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <20230116.5782e29

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Simon Tatham · Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collectionversion=0 <20230116.5782e29

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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