CVE-2002-1351

Exp

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 (nickname) request.

Published: 2002-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1351 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 28.77%, 96th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +20.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-1351

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
382 exploit_db edb 2002-12-24 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1351

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-19 8.45% 28.77% +20.32%
2 2025-05-13 6.93% 8.45% +1.51%
3 2025-03-30 — 6.93% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1351

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
melange melange_chat_system 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:melange:melange_chat_system:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1351

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