CVE-2002-1789

Published Dec 31, 2002

Last updated 16 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:newsx:newsx:1.4_pl6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "3B5AD1F7-24DB-42A4-B3B1-DAD66E9F0D83"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References