HIGH
Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifiers in NTTP responses
Published Jun 11, 2002
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.12%
Description
Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifiers in NTTP responses.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.12% 0.04121
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04121
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04121) | 90.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04121) | 89.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 4.35% (0.04355) | 88.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.08% (0.02083) | 82.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01630) | 87.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 75.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 71.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 68.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 68.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 85.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 83.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 66.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8834.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8834.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 11, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0525
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a