CVE-2002-2215

Exp

The imap_header function in the IMAP functionality for PHP before 4.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an e-mail message with a large number of "To" addresses, which triggers an error in the rfc822_write_address function.

Published: 2002-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2002-2215

EPSS CVSS Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2215 is rated Exploit Available (59.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.33%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2215

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2215

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.43%	1.33%	+0.90%
2	2025-12-28	0.67%	0.43%	-0.24%
3	2025-12-27	—	0.67%	—

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2215

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2215

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-2215

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-2215

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2002-2215

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: PHP, PHP, 4.3.0

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2215

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
php	php	<= 4.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:php:php::::::::
php	php	3.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0:::::::*
php	php	3.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.1:::::::*
php	php	3.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.2:::::::*
php	php	3.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.3:::::::*
php	php	3.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.4:::::::*
php	php	3.0.5	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.5:::::::*
php	php	3.0.6	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.6:::::::*
php	php	3.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.7:::::::*
php	php	3.0.8	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.8:::::::*
php	php	3.0.9	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.9:::::::*
php	php	3.0.10	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.10:::::::*
php	php	3.0.11	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.11:::::::*
php	php	3.0.12	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.12:::::::*
php	php	3.0.13	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.13:::::::*
php	php	3.0.14	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.14:::::::*
php	php	3.0.15	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.15:::::::*
php	php	3.0.16	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.16:::::::*
php	php	3.0.17	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.17:::::::*
php	php	3.0.18	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0.18:::::::*
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:::::::*
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta4::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc1::::::
php	php	4.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc2::::::
php	php	4.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:::::::*
php	php	4.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1::::::
php	php	4.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2::::::
php	php	4.0.2	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.2:::::::*
php	php	4.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:::::::*
php	php	4.0.3	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1::::::
php	php	4.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:::::::*
php	php	4.0.4	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.4:patch1::::::
php	php	4.0.5	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.5:::::::*
php	php	4.0.6	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.6:::::::*
php	php	4.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:::::::*
php	php	4.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc1::::::
php	php	4.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc2::::::
php	php	4.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0.7:rc3::::::
php	php	4.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.0:::::::*
php	php	4.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.1:::::::*
php	php	4.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.1.2:::::::*
php	php	4.2	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2::dev:::::
php	php	4.2.0	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:::::::*
php	php	4.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:::::::*
php	php	4.2.2	cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:::::::*

References for CVE-2002-2215

URL	Tags
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=19280	Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=175040	Exploit Patch

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