CVE-2015-8972 | BDVDB-2026-80558 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.