{"cve":"CVE-2015-8972","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-23T21:59:00.847","modified":"2026-06-17T00:35:35.670","status":"Modified","description":"Stack-based buffer overflow in the ValidateMove function in frontend/move.cc in GNU Chess (aka gnuchess) before 6.2.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large input, as demonstrated when in UCI mode.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2015-10/msg00002.html","http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/chess?revision=134&view=revision","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/13/2","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/11","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/14/12"],"products":["gnu:chess"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8972","score":0.03762,"percentile":0.89906,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}