CVE-2003-0172

Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other OSes, allows remote attackers to cause a crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.

Exploit likelihood

19.0%Up 3.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2003-0172
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2003-0172
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0168 No score

Record: EUVD-2003-0168
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jwhh-h5m8-hcgh No score

Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other...

Record: GHSA-jwhh-h5m8-hcgh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	PHP 4.3.7 - 'openlog()' Remote Buffer Overflow	2004-12-28
PoC in GitHub	cyberdesu/Remote-Buffer-overflow-CVE-2003-0172	2023-03-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0172 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Php, published March 29, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.