# CVE-2002-0985

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0985
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.05
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Sep 1, 2004
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## 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.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168)
- [CNA](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966)
- [CNA](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html)
- [CNA](http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html)
- [CNA](http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html)
- [CNA](http://www.osvdb.org/2111)
- [CNA](http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 1.23%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 78.9

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._