CVE-2015-8972

CRITICAL

GNU Chess < 6.2.4 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in ValidateMove Function

Title source: llm

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ValidateMove function in frontend/move.cc in GNU Chess (aka gnuchess) before 6.2.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large input, as demonstrated when in UCI mode.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision

Exploit, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0239

EPSS Percentile 85.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (1)

gnu/chess < 6.2.4

Published Jan 23, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026