security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.70%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0.18
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 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
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-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:159
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-2002:213 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:159 |
| 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:N/I:P/A:N
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.70% (0.04700) | 91.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 4.54% (0.04535) | 90.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.15% (0.03150) | 86.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 20.41% (0.20413) | 95.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 12.49% (0.12487) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 8.70% (0.08697) | 92.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.40% (0.06397) | 90.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07819) | 91.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 5.73% (0.05733) | 90.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 7.82% (0.07819) | 91.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 5.73% (0.05733) | 90.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.39% (0.07388) | 90.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.24% (0.10244) | 88.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.39% (0.07388) | 91.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.62% (0.06624) | 93.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 2.83% (0.02830) | 89.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03050) | 89.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (21)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410609 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/2160 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5562 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0986 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616834 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9959 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0986
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0986
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.