# CVE-2021-30184: GNU Chess 6.2.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PGN (Portable Game Notation) data.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-04-07 · Updated: 2025-01-12

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00000.html
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-chess/2021-04/msg00001.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XXOTMUSBVUZNA3JMPG6BU37DQW2YOJWS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QC74RWMDLSQGV6Z3ZABNTPABB33S4YNF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SOGPLC77ZL2FACSOE5MWDS3YH3RBNQAQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-28

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