Is CVE-2002-0985 actively exploited?

CVE-2002-0985 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2002-0985?

CVE-2002-0985 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2002-0985?

Patch guidance is available from php security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2002-0985.

CVE-2002-0985 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2002-0985?

3 products: php php, openpkg openpkg, openpkg openpkg.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-88

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHP
Published: 9/24/2002
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2002-0985

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