Vulnerability in Melange Chat System

CVE-2002-0552

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.

EPSS: 0.086 (94.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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