High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-30184
CVE-2021-30184
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- GNU/Chessdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00000.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00001.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-28nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00007.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QC74RWMDLSQGV6Z3ZABNTPABB33S4YNF/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SOGPLC77ZL2FACSOE5MWDS3YH3RBNQAQ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XXOTMUSBVUZNA3JMPG6BU37DQW2YOJWS/nvd
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