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EChat Server 3.1 Buffer Overflow via chat.ghp username Parameter

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

EChat Server 3.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the chat.ghp endpoint that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an oversized username parameter. Attackers can send a GET request to chat.ghp with a malicious username value containing shellcode and ROP gadgets to achieve code execution in the application context.

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CVE-2018-25221

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2018-25221

EChat Server

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "Echatserver",
    "product": "EChat Server",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.1"
      }
    ]
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2018-25221

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

critical

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#5326 · Revision 1
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