HIGH
gnuchess: stack-based overflow in cmd_load in frontend/cmd.cc via crafted EPD file
Published Aug 29, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of gnuchess as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 as the vulnerable code is not present in the older version shipped there.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
5.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.47% 0.01468
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01468
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 72.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01468) | 70.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 51.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 52.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 50.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 40.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 54.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15767 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1749175 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZA4UCVURQXNLUNFAMRLZBAFRHSEVC6Q/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TB4FURVE4C35UDXGAAHJL5NIHJQ3WDZT/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGIICRUZRFAK5M7SNHZKR7SKE77SFKWE/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00004.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00005.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15767
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15767
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15767 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1749175 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZA4UCVURQXNLUNFAMRLZBAFRHSEVC6Q/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TB4FURVE4C35UDXGAAHJL5NIHJQ3WDZT/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGIICRUZRFAK5M7SNHZKR7SKE77SFKWE/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00004.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00005.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15767 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15767 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 29, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 28, 2019
Link CVE-2019-15767
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a