CVE-2002-0916

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 4, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-0916: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix