VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1789
Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client before 1.4.8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a call to the syslog function.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client before 1.4.8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a call to the syslog function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- newsx/newsx
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240Patch
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.ascVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.phpPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.