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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Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | EChat Server 3.1 Buffer Overflow via chat.ghp username Parameter | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-03-28T11:58:13.951Z
Reserved: 2026-03-28T11:47:06.776Z
Link: CVE-2018-25221
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-28T12:16:02.793
Modified: 2026-03-28T12:16:02.793
Link: CVE-2018-25221
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