7.5
HIGH
CVE-2002-0985
"PHP Mail Function Argument Injection Vulnerability"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 24, 2002, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2024, 6 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-0985 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Php php
1 Openpkg openpkg

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-0985 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt No Types Assigned ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 No Types Assigned http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 No Types Assigned http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/2111 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/2111 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-88
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (including) 4.2.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/9966 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-0985 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.54 }} 0.56%

score

0.86688

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
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Confidentiality
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