CVE-2000-0967
highpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.206 · 98 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
PHP 3 and 4 do not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by triggering error messages that are improperly written to the error logs.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-20286PHP 3.0/4.0 - Error Logging Format Stringfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-220PHP 3.0.16/4.0.2 - Remote Format Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0204.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a101200-1.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-037.0.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-062.php3?dis=7.1enisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-088.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-095.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1786enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5359enisa_euvd
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