CVE-2002-1351

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-12-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Melange Chat System 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (chat server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the msgText buffer in the chat_InterpretData function, as demonstrated via a long Nick (nickname) request.

Affected products

Melange Chat System: 1.10

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1005831
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=33&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6477
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10939
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005831
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=33&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6477
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10939

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