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 :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update PHP packages to a version greater than 4.2.2.
- Contact your vendor for the latest PHP release.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2002-0985.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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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)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-0985
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2002-0985 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2002-0985 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168 Added Reference http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/2111 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966 -
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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.30 }} -0.16%
score
0.78858
percentile