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CVE-1999-0847

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

5.0 Medium

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Exploit likelihood

1.34%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Record
CVE-1999-0847
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Record
CVE-1999-0847
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0828 No score

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Record
EUVD-1999-0828
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r84f-m96c-7ghv No score

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Buffer overflow in free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard.

Record
GHSA-r84f-m96c-7ghv
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-0847 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freechess.org Fics Program, published November 29, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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