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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in newsx 1.4 Pl6. This vulnerability affects the function syslog
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Format string vulnerability in newsx NNTP client before 1.4.8 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled in a call to the syslog function.
The weakness was disclosed 12/31/2002 by zillion with SNOSoft (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ftp.freebsd.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1789 since 06/29/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
Upgrading to version 1.4.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 19840 and 19841 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Upgrade: newsx 1.4.8
Timeline
07/15/2002 🔍12/31/2002 🔍
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08/04/2014 🔍
06/10/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: ftp.freebsd.orgResearcher: zillion
Organization: SNOSoft
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-1789 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 5240 - NewsX NNTP SysLog Format String Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 08/04/2014 17:00Updated: 06/10/2018 08:50
Changes: 08/04/2014 17:00 (53), 06/10/2018 08:50 (1)
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