CVE-2002-0081: Buffer overflows in (1) php_mime_split in PHP 4.1.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.6 and earlier, and (2) php3_mime_split in PHP 3.0.x allows remote…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 24.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.8% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Buffer overflows in (1) php_mime_split in PHP 4.1.0, 4.1.1, and 4.0.6 and earlier, and (2) php3_mime_split in PHP 3.0.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a multipart/form-data HTTP POST request when file_uploads is enabled.
- Published
- Mar 8, 2002
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 24.2% · 97th percentile
- CWE
- —
Report tools
Action score
37
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 7 / 30 · 24.2%
Get told when this record changes
- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
If any of these changes, we'll tell you in the daily email digest.
Is your version affected? Check itNoroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
The assessment above is generated automatically from the record's data; it doesn't know your environment. Our team verifies on your systems whether this vulnerability is actually exploitable and which mitigation is enough.
We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
Is your version affected?
Pick the product and type the version you run. It's compared with this record's version ranges in your browser; the version isn't sent anywhere.
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| php | php | cpe:2.3:a:php:php |
Using php? Add it to your stack and be the first to know about CVEs like this one. (PHP)
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- php php3.0
- php php4.0.6
- php php4.1.0
- php php4.1.1
Same product
php: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-4577Argument Injection in PHP-CGIKEV99Now
- CVE-2019-11043Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCEKEV99Now
- CVE-2012-1823sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle…KEV99Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2001-1246Jun 30, 2001 · PHP 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…33Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2001-1247Dec 6, 2001 · PHP 4.0.4pl1 and 4.0.5 in safe mode allows remote attackers to read and write files owned by the web server UID by uploading a PHP script…28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2002-0121Mar 25, 2002 · PHP 4.0 through 4.1.1 stores session IDs in temporary files whose name contains the session ID, which allows local users to hijack web…8Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Show all references (18 more)Show less
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101484705523351&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101497256024338&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101537076619812&w=2
- marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=101484975231922&w=2
- marc.info/?l=vuln-dev&m=101468694824998&w=2
- online.securityfocus.com/advisories/3911
- security.e-matters.de/advisories/012002.html
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-05.html
- www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-115
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8281.php
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/297363
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-017.php
- www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1924.html
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_007_mod_php4_txt.html
- www.php.net/downloads.php
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-035.html
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-040.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4183
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.