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Medium
CVE-2002-0986
The mail function in PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 does not...
Vulnerability Description
The mail function in PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 does not filter ASCII control characters from its arguments, which could allow remote attackers to modify mail message content, including mail headers, and possibly use PHP as a "spam proxy."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410609
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/2160
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5562
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9959
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
3.0.18, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.0.5, 4.0.6, 4.0.7, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 1st, 2004
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.