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    CVE-2002-0525

    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.

    Published:Jun 11, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 11, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.04355
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Isc
    Product
    Inn

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21375

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High