CVE-2002-0525 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerabilities in (1) inews or (2) rnews for INN 2.2.3 and earlier allow local users and remote malicious NNTP servers to gain privileges via format string specifiers in NTTP responses.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.12% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-08-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| isc | inn |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ISC INN 2.0/2.1/2.2.x - Multiple Local Format String Vulnerabilities | 2002-04-11 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8834.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8834.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501
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