CVE-2015-8972
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.2.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.2.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.2.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 6.2.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.2.4-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | chess | {"endExcluding":"6.2.4"} | 6.2.4 |
References
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8972
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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