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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."

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

19
  • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

17

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