CVE-2015-8972
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 23, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChess
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revisionMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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