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7.5high

CVE-2002-0985

Argument injection vulnerability in the mail function for PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 may allow attackers to bypass safe mode restrictions and modify…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

Argument injection vulnerability in the mail function for PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 may allow attackers to bypass safe mode restrictions and modify command line arguments to the MTA (e.g. sendmail) in the 5th argument to mail(), altering MTA behavior and possibly executing commands.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
Technology feeds
PHP (RSS, critical only)

References

  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2002/dsa-168 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/9966 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mandrakesoft.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /2111 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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