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CVE-2002-1789

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Newsx: 1.4_pl6

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240

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