CVE-2002-0552 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0157.html http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267932 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8842.php http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8845.php http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8846.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4508 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4509 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4510