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TI-2002-00958 Aliases CVE-2002-0986GHSA-xchw-jqmw-jcvc

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

Priority LOW 30Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.047 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.18VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 patch1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 patch2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3 patch1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.18 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 patch1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 patch2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 patch1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2003:159 Released 2003-06-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    : : : New PHP packages fix vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 7.1
  • RHSA-2002:244 Released 2002-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    apache, mod_ssl, php security update for Stronghold
    • Red Hat Stronghold 4
  • RHSA-2002:243 Released 2002-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    apache, mod_ssl, php security update for Stronghold
    • Red Hat Stronghold 3
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2002:248 Released 2002-11-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    apache, mod_ssl, php security update for Stronghold
    • Stronghold 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2002:214
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.2Fixed RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux 7.3Fixed RHSA-2002:213
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2002:214
Red Hat Stronghold 3Fixed RHSA-2002:243
Red Hat Stronghold 4Fixed RHSA-2002:244
Stronghold 4 for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxFixed RHSA-2002:248

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0986
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xchw-jqmw-jcvc

References

Advisory 11

Other 3

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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