CVE-2015-8972

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional 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

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

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