CVE-2015-8972
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.8)—
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
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.76%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 90
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12
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