CVE-2002-0552

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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 products

Melange Chat System: 2.0.2_beta_2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0157.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267932
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8842.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8845.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8846.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4508
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4509
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4510
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0157.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267932
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8842.php
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8845.php

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