7.5

CVE-2003-0172: php

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 29-03-2003Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0172 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in php. EPSS estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
19.00%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 29-03-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

19.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 19.00% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
19.00%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    PHP 4.3.7 - 'openlog()' Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Php1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

7 links