Critical severity · published Jan 23, 2017
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…
9.8
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chess · Gnu
before 6.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8972
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8972
Exploit
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
Patch
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12
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