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high 7.5

CVE-2003-0172 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other OSes, allows remote attackers to cause a…

published 23y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2003-0168

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.0%
EPSS 19.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-729)

Exploit prediction

19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-729 PHP 4.3.7 - 'openlog()' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2004-12-28
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7210 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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