CVE-2018-25221EChat Server 3.1 Buffer Overflow via chat.ghp username Parameter
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Echatserver EChat Server echatserver:echat_server (from the name) | 3.1 | CNA record |
echatserver easy_chat_server echatserver:easy_chat_server | through 3.1 | NVD |
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44155exploit
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/echat-server-buffer-overflow-via-chat-ghp-username-parameterthird-party-advisory
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