CVE-2021-30184
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
GNU Chess 6.2.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PGN (Portable Game Notation) data. This is related to a buffer overflow in the use of a .tmp.epd temporary file in the cmd_pgnload and cmd_pgnreplay functions in frontend/cmd.cc.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30184
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.2.7-1+deb12u1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 6.2.7-1+deb11u1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.2.9-0.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.2.9-0.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.2.9-0.1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.