TI-2002-01319 Aliases CVE-2002-1396 GHSA-97j4-jf77-v37p

Heap-based buffer overflow in the wordwrap function in PHP after 4.1.2 and before 4.3.0…

LOW 39Published 2004-09-01 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the wordwrap function in PHP after 4.1.2 and before 4.3.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0365 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:::::::*	4.1.2	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:::::::*	4.2.0	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:::::::*	4.2.1	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:::::::*	4.2.2	Vulnerable	PHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.3:::::::*	4.2.3	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
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Linux 8.0	Fixed	RHSA-2003:017

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1396
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-97j4-jf77-v37p

References

Patch 1

http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=20927

Advisory 4

Other 1

20021227 Buffer overflow in PHP "wordwrap" function

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Sources

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