Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-15767 (CCN-166185)

Assigned:2019-08-14
Published:2019-08-14
Updated:2020-08-24
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-787
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-15767

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnu-chess-cve201915767-bo(166185)

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2020-3eaf264c4b

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2020-8083181df6

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2020-dbccd7e9be

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Web site
Buffer Overflow in cmd_load

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00004.html

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00005.html

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Chess Web site
GNU Chess

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:chess:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112320
    P
    		gnuchess-6.2.9-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105842
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-10-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2019157670000000
    V
    		CVE-2019-15767 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2019-08-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2019157670000000
    V
    		CVE-2019-15767 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2019-08-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2019157670000000
    V
    		CVE-2019-15767 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-08-29
    BACK
    gnu chess 6.2.5