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CVE-2002-0986

The mail function in PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 does not filter ASCII control characters from its arguments...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2002-0986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Php, published September 18, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.70%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
4.70%EPSS, 91st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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."

Exploit likelihood

4.70%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
php3
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.0.18-23.1woody1
3.0.18-23.1woody1
php4
Debian:3.0
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 4.1.2-5
4.1.2-5

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

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."

Record
CVE-2002-0986
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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."

Record
CVE-2002-0986
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0975No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2002-0975
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xchw-jqmw-jcvcNo score

The mail function in PHP 4.x to 4.2.2 does not filter ASCII control characters from its arguments...

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."

Record
GHSA-xchw-jqmw-jcvc
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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