CVE-2002-0916

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    CVE-2002-0916

    Published: 4 Oct 2002Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9248.php, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4929, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0087.html, http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275347, http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v2/2.4/diff-2.4.STABLE6-2.4.STABLE7.gz

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High