7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2002-1789

Published: 31/12/2002 Updated: 05/09/2008
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client prior to 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.

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