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 input, as demonstrated when in UCI mode.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:chess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-01-23 21:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2015-8972

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

chess

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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