CVE-1999-0847

Medium

Published: 29/11/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk

1.34%

68th percentile - higher than 68% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in the free internet chess server (FICS) program, xboard, may lead to unauthorized access or system crashes.

Organizations using FICS may be vulnerable to attacks that could result in data loss or system takeover.

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

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