VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-1789

CVSS score7.2 HIGH

EPSS probability0.42%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2002-12-31

Last modified2026-06-16

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.