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  "id": "CVE-2002-1789",
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "published": "2002-12-31T05:00:00.000",
  "lastModified": "2008-09-05T20:31:31.247",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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      "value": "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."
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          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
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