MGASA-2021-0250

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    MGASA-2021-0250

    Published: 13 Jun 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-30184

    Summary: Updated gnuchess package fix a security vulnerability

    Details: 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. (CVE-2021-30184).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0250.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29026, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/QC74RWMDLSQGV6Z3ZABNTPABB33S4YNF/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gnuchess

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gnuchess?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.2.6-1.1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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