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 command line arguments to the MTA (e.g. sendmail) in the 5th argument to mail(), altering MTA behavior and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.95% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Affected
- php/php · openpkg/openpkg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txtBroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/2111Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.htmlBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txtBroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/2111Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.htmlBroken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.htmlBroken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.