PT-2002-2275 · Melange · Melange Chat System

Published 2002-12-24 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2002-1351

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Melange Chat System version 1.10

Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow that can cause a denial of service, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code. This occurs via the msgText buffer in the chat InterpretData function when a long Nick (nickname) request is sent.

Recommendations: For Melange Chat System version 1.10, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting the length of the Nick (nickname) to prevent the buffer overflow until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1351

Affected Products

Melange Chat System

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/382 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/6477 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1351 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005831 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10939 · Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=33&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false · Note