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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-15767

CVE-2019-15767

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.

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Affected products

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GNU/Chess
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:chess:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
GNU Chess/GNU Chessdescription
GNU/gnuchessllm-create
Range: <6.2.5
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/gnuchess&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 6.2.9-1.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00004.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2019-08/msg00005.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZA4UCVURQXNLUNFAMRLZBAFRHSEVC6Q/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TB4FURVE4C35UDXGAAHJL5NIHJQ3WDZT/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGIICRUZRFAK5M7SNHZKR7SKE77SFKWE/nvd

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