HIGH
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
Published Jun 28, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
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
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
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.
0.42% 0.00421
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00421
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 34.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 28, 2005
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jun 28, 2005
Link CVE-2002-1789
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a