vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-30184: GNU Chess: Buffer overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 7, 2021 | Jul 13, 2021 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 7, 2021
Added
Jul 13, 2021
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-games-board-gnuchess
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