Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1789 - Unspecified vulnerability in Newsx 1.4Pl6

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
newsx

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Newsx
1