CVE-2002-0986 Other in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0986 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2002-0986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Php Php. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0986/index.md)
Remote attackers can inject mail headers via PHP mail function, enabling spam proxy abuse and message content modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2002-0986?
CVE-2002-0986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Php Php, published on 1 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0986?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2002-0986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xchw-jqmw-jcvc.