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CVE-2019-15767

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-15767 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in GNU Chess 6.2.5, specifically within the cmd_load function when processing a crafted EPD file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:chess:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0147 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-15767Moderate

gnuchess: stack-based overflow in cmd_load in frontend/cmd.cc via crafted EPD file

Aug 28, 2019

References

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