CVE-2002-0204

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3949

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7991.php

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101189688815514&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-05-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H