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CVE-2002-1789

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 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 Platforms

Newsx Newsx

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References