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high 7.5

CVE-2002-0552 json

Multiple buffer overflows in Melange Chat server 2.02 allow remote or local attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly exe…

published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0547

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.6%
EPSS 8.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21379)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21379 Melange Chat System 2.0.2 Beta 2 - '/yell' Remote Buffer Overflow dos, 2002-04-14
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0157.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • online.securityfocus.com http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267932 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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