CVE-2002-1788 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the nn_exitmsg function in nn 6.6.0 through 6.6.3 allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in server responses.

Published: 2005-06-28

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kim_storm:nn:6.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kim_storm:nn:6.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kim_storm:nn:6.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kim_storm:nn:6.6.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1767	Format string vulnerability in the nn_exitmsg function in nn 6.6.0 through 6.6.3 allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in server responses.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02146.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/280639
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9491.php
http://www.osvdb.org/27086
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5160

History

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Subscriptions

Kim Storm Nn

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:56.374Z

Reserved: 2005-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1788

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:59:58.947

Link: CVE-2002-1788

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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