CVE-2002-0525 json
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 ga…
published 2002-06-11 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0520
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4501 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21375)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21375 ISC INN 2.0/2.1/2.2.x - Multiple Local Format String Vulnerabilities local, 2002-04-11
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4501 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4501
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/8834.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0140.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0525
- NVD CVE-2002-0525
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