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TI-2002-00193 Aliases CVE-2002-0204GHSA-f4fq-g5v4-ppm6

Buffer overflow in GNU Chess (gnuchess) 5.02 and earlier, if modified or used in a…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in GNU Chess (gnuchess) 5.02 and earlier, if modified or used in a networked capacity contrary to its own design as a single-user application, may allow local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03215 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:chess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.02VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:chess:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.02 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0204
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4fq-g5v4-ppm6

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2015-07385 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ValidateMove function in frontend/move.cc in GNU Chess… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-10723 GNU Chess 6.2.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PGN (Portable Game… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-11839 In GNU Chess 6.2.5, there is a stack-based buffer overflow in the cmd_load function in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

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