CVE-2002-0916

N/A Unknown
Published: October 04, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Format string vulnerability in the allowuser code for the Stellar-X msntauth authentication module, as distributed in Squid 2.4.STABLE6 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format strings in the user name, which are not properly handled in a syslog call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0087.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275347
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9248.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4929
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/diff-2.4.STABLE6-2.4.STABLE7.gz
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0087.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275347
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9248.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/diff-2.4.STABLE6-2.4.STABLE7.gz
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

stellar-x_software