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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.11444
Category:Web application abuses
Title:PHP Mail Function Header Spoofing Vulnerability
Summary:The remote host is running a version of PHP <= 4.2.2.;; The mail() function does not properly sanitize user input.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is running a version of PHP <= 4.2.2.

The mail() function does not properly sanitize user input.

Vulnerability Impact:
This allows users to forge email to make it look like it is
coming from a different source other than the server.

Users can exploit this even if SAFE_MODE is enabled.

Solution:
Contact your vendor for the latest PHP release.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0985
Bugtraq: 20020823 PHP: Bypass safe_mode and inject ASCII control chars with mail() (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103011916928204&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030707 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.032] OpenPKG Security Advisory (php) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105760591228031&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2003-008.0
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-008.0.txt
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:545
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000545
Debian Security Information: DSA-168 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-168
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:082
http://www.osvdb.org/2111
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-213.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-214.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-243.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-244.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-248.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2002:036 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_036_modphp4.html
XForce ISS Database: php-mail-safemode-bypass(9966)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9966
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2002-0986
BugTraq ID: 5562
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5562
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#410609
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410609
http://www.osvdb.org/2160
XForce ISS Database: php-mail-ascii-injection(9959)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9959
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2002 tony@libpcap.net

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