CVE-2002-0002: Engardelinux Secure Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 5.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in stunnel before 3.22 when used in client mode for (1) smtp, (2) pop, or (3) nntp allows remote malicious servers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• Engardelinux Secure Linux: version 1.0.1 only
• Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: version 8.1 only
• Red Hat Linux: version 7.2 only
• Stunnel Stunnel: version 3.3 only; version 3.4a only; version 3.7 only; version 3.8 only; version 3.9 only; version 3.10 only; …

Published 2002-01-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.