CVE-2015-8972: 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…

PriorityP353critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

3.76%

88.7th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	gnuchess	< gnuchess 6.2.4-1 (bookworm)	gnuchess 6.2.4-1 (bookworm)
gnu	chess	< 6.2.4	6.2.4

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8LOW

vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL

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