TI-2002-01708 Aliases CVE-2002-1789 GHSA-697f-q7rj-4v4v

Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client before 1.4.8 allows local users to…

LOW 32Published 2005-06-28 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00421 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:newsx:newsx:1.4_pl6:::::::*	1.4_pl6	Vulnerable	Newsx

cpe:2.3:a:newsx:newsx:1.4_pl6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4_pl6 Vulnerable ·Newsx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1789
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-697f-q7rj-4v4v

References

Patch 1

newsx-syslog-format-string(9583)

Sources

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