CVE-2002-1783

Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in PHP 4.2.1 through 4.2.3, when allow_url_fopen is enabled, allows remote attackers to modify HTTP headers for outgoing requests by causing CRLF sequences to be injected into arguments that are passed to the (1) fopen or (2) file functions.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.15% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0132.html	mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5681	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10080	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168	patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0086.html	mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1783?: CVE-2002-1783 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1783?: To fix CVE-2002-1783, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1783 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1783 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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