security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.95%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:214
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:159
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:214
Red Hat Stronghold 3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:243
Red Hat Stronghold 4
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:244
Stronghold 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:248
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:214 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:213 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:159 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:213 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:213 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:213 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:214 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:243 |
| Red Hat Stronghold 4 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:244 |
| Stronghold 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:248 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 86.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 85.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 79.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.71% (0.02712) | 76.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 79.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 86.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00979) | 81.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 83.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERABroken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/2111 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0985 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616833 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0985
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0985
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.