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CVE-2002-0916
Format string vulnerability in the allowuser code for the Stellar-X msntauth authentication module, as distributed in Squid 2.4.STABLE6…
High7.5EPSS 2.9%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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References (5)
- 20020603 [VulnWatch] [DER #11] - Remotey exploitable fmt string bug in squid (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- msntauth-squid-format-string(9248) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/diff-2.4.STABLE6-2.4.STABLE7.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20020604 [DER #11] - Remotey exploitable fmt string bug in squid (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4929 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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