CVE-2002-0525

Public Exploit

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.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.08% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory iss.net Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8834.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0525?: CVE-2002-0525 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0525?: To fix CVE-2002-0525, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0525 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0525 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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