7.5

CVE-2002-0204: gnu chess

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 03-05-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2002-0204 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in gnu chess. EPSS estimates a 3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 03-05-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.21% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gnu1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links