Multiple Buffer Overflows in Melange Chat Server 2.02: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Multiple Buffer Overflows in Melange Chat Server 2.02: Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

CVE-2002-0552 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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