CVE-2001-1246

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1246
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-06-30 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionPHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-88 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
ISS X-Force Database: php-safemode-elevate-privileges (6787): PHP SafeMode allows user to gain elevated privileges af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194425 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
PHP: Manual Quick Reference af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Broken Link
504 Gateway Time-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
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