CVE-2002-0717

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Published Jul 23, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 11.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

PHP 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request with certain arguments in a multipart/form-data form, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled and causes improper memory to be freed.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0709	PHP 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request with certain arguments in a multipart/form-data form, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled and causes improper memory to be freed.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 11.0% (11.038% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102734515923277&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102734516023281&w=2
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-21.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9635.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/929115

History

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 23, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM
Reserved: Jul 22, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 26, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:58 PM

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