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CVE-2002-1788 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in the nn_exitmsg function in nn)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2002-1788
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2002-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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