CVE-2015-8972

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/23/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gnu:chess

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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