Quick answers
- Is CVE-2023-24286 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24286 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2023-24286?
- Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2.9, published 14 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24286?
- A patch was published on 2023-01-16: Fix available in commit a539f38efd0d821c8325846fc879a3e46d6412bf Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2023-24286 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2023-24286?
- Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a buffer overflow triggered via the game description parameter in Portable Puzzle Collection. The affected versions are before 20230116.5782e29. A buffer overflow occurs when input exceeds allocated memory bounds, potentially allowing an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory and achieve code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability appears to require local access or the ability to influence game description data. Patch availability exists in commit a539f38efd0d821c8325846fc879a3e46d6412bf and subsequent versions after 20230116.5782e29.
Affected products
- Portable Puzzle Collection before 20230116.5782e29
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: disclosed
- 2023-01-16: patched: Fix available in commit a539f38efd0d821c8325846fc879a3e46d6412bf