| Name | CVE-2015-8972 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gnuchess (PTS) | jessie | 6.1.2-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 6.2.4-1 | fixed |
| buster | 6.2.5-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bullseye, bookworm | 6.2.7-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gnuchess | source | (unstable) | 6.2.4-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
Built with hardening flags, no security impact
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc?view=rev&root=chess&revision=134