PT-2002-2510 · Nn · Nn

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions nn versions 6.6.0 through 6.6.3

Description The issue allows remote NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in server responses. This is due to a format string vulnerability in the nn exitmsg function.

Recommendations For nn versions 6.6.0 through 6.6.3, consider updating to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as the current version allows for the execution of arbitrary code. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1788

Affected Products

Nn

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1788 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1788 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5160 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1788 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9491.php · Patch
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/280639 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/27086 · Note