Easy Chat Server
CVE-2023-4494
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Chat Server 3.1 version. An attacker could send an excessively long username string to the register.ghp file asking for the name via a GET request resulting in arbitrary code execution on the remote machine.
AnalysisAI
Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Chat Server 3.1 version. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Chat Server 3.1 version. An attacker could send an excessively long username string to the register.ghp file asking for the name via a GET request resulting in arbitrary code execution on the remote machine. Affected products include: Easy Chat Server Project Easy Chat Server.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
More in Easy Chat Server
View allThere is a remote stack-based buffer overflow (SEH) in register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1
register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by sendi
register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers to reset arbitrary passwords v
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in EFS Easy Chat Server 3.1. Rated medium severity
Easy Chat Server, in its 3.1 version and before, does not sufficiently encrypt user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cr
Easy Chat Server, in its 3.1 version and before, does not sufficiently encrypt user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cr
Easy Chat Server, in its 3.1 version and before, does not sufficiently encrypt user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cr
Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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