VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-30184
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.77%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory