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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 24, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0986

CVE-2002-0986

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."

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Affected products

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  • PHP/PHP19 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 18 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=4.2.2

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