CVE-2002-0552
N/A
Published: June 11, 2002 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:57 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMelange Chat System
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Melange Chat server 2.02 allow remote or local attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a long argument in the /yell command, (2) long lines in the /etc/melange.conf configuration file, (3) long file names, or possibly other attacks.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0157.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267932VDB Entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8845.phpVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4510Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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