CVE-2003-0172 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 19% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other OSes, allows remote attackers to cause a crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 19% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 4.3.7 - 'openlog()' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2004-12-28 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104878149020152&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104931415307111&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/2113
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7210
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11637
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104878149020152&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104931415307111&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/2113
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316583
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385238
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7210
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11637
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