CVE-2002-1788
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.14% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-06-28 04:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5b9e5baf198b2e0020a94173ca1295b5d2fd26613d841e2df86e560a97d87544
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.osvdb.org27086http://www.osvdb.org/27086
- www.securityfocus.com5160http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5160
- www.iss.netnn-error-msg-format-string(9491)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9491.php
- online.securityfocus.com20020704 nn remote format string vulnerabilityhttp://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/280639
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nn Fixed in 6.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nn Fixed in 6.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nn Fixed in 6.6.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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