CVE-2002-2214 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IMAP functionality of PHP versions prior to 4.2.2. Specifically, the php_if_imap_mime_header_decode function is susceptible to a crash when processing an email header containing an excessively long "To" field. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to a potential denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2:*:dev:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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