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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1789

CVE-2002-1789

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

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  • Newsx/Newsx
    cpe:2.3:a:newsx:newsx:1.4_pl6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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