Out-of-bounds Write Affecting gnuchess package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-GNUCHESS-1168244
  • published21 Jan 2025
  • disclosed29 Aug 2019

Introduced: 29 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15767  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 gnuchess.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnuchess package and not the gnuchess package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU Chess 6.2.5, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the cmd_load function in frontend/cmd.cc via a crafted chess position in an EPD file.