VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1351

Buffer overflow in Melange Chat System 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (chat server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the msgText buffer in the chat_InterpretData function, as demonstrated via a long Nick…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.76%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS: 5.76% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 December 2002
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: melange/melange chat system
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 5.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-382 source ↗	Melange Chat Server 1.10 - Remote Buffer Overflowlinux · innerphobia	remote	24 December 2002	yes

References

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