CVE-2002-1789 Information

Description

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.

Reference

ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SN-02:05.asc http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9583.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5240