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 to execute arbitrary code via a large inpu...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 3.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/gnuchess(Debian:12) | < 6.2.4-1 | 6.2.4-1 |
| debian/gnuchess(Debian:13) | < 6.2.4-1 | 6.2.4-1 |
| debian/gnuchess(Debian:14) | < 6.2.4-1 | 6.2.4-1 |
| GNU chess | < 6.2.4 | 6.2.4 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-8972 vendor-advisory
- [bug-gnu-chess] 20151029 Buffer overflow issue in gnuchess exploit mailing-list third-party-advisory
- svn.savannah.gnu.org patch third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161113 CVE needed? / gnuchess 6.2.4 fixed user input buffer overflow mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161114 Re: Re: CVE needed? / gnuchess 6.2.4 fixed user input buffer overflow mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161114 Re: CVE needed? / gnuchess 6.2.4 fixed user input buffer overflow mailing-list third-party-advisory