CVE-2003-0172
highpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.190 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-729PHP 4.3.7 - 'openlog()' Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104878149020152&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104931415307111&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/2113enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/316583enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385238enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7210enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11637enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104878149020152&w=2nvd
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