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high 7.5

CVE-2002-0913 json

Format string vulnerability in log_doit function of Slurp NNTP client 1.1.0 allows a malicious news server to execute arbitrary code on the…

published 2002-08-31 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0904

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Format string vulnerability in log_doit function of Slurp NNTP client 1.1.0 allows a malicious news server to execute arbitrary code on the client via format strings in a server response.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21512)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21512 Slurp 1.10 - SysLog Remote Format String dos, 2002-06-04
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4935 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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