CRLF injection vulnerability in the mail function in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary e-mail headers and possibly conduct spam attacks via a control character immediately following folding of the (1) Subject or (2) To parameter, as demonstrated by a parameter containing a "\r\n\t\n" sequence, related to an increment bug in the SKIP_LONG_HEADER_SEP macro.
CVE-2007-1718
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.8 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 6.7% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), public exploit)
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.8HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 66(Track)EG Risk 66/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 28, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (52)
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0155.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/24909
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/24924
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/24965
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25025
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25056
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25057
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25062
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25445
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1282
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:087
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:088
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | php5-sqlite (5.2.1-0ubuntu1.1) @ feisty | 2026-05-31 | ubuntu |
| redhat | php-0:5.1.6-11.el5 | 2007-04-20 | redhat |
| redhat | php-0:4.3.9-3.22.4 | 2007-04-16 | redhat |
| redhat | php-0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.6 | 2007-04-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:4.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php4 | 6:4.4.4-8+etch1 | 6:4.4.4-8+etch2 | — |
| php5 | 5.2.0-8+etch1 | 5.2.0-8+etch3 | — |
Debian:5.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php4 | 4.0.3pl1-0potato3 ... 6:4.4.4-9 (46 versions) | 6:4.4.4-9+lenny1 | — |
| php5 | — | 5.2.0-10+lenny1 | — |
Debian:3.1(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| php4 | 4:4.3.10-15, 4:4.3.10-16, 4:4.3.10-17, 4:4.3.10-18, 4:4.3.10-19 | 4:4.3.10-20 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-29784✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 26, 2007
PHP 5.2.1 - Folded Mail Headers Email Header Injection
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- CVE-2007-1285EG 7.5EPSS p97HIGH
- CVE-2007-1887EG 7.5EPSS p92HIGH
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- CVE-2007-1376EG 7.5EPSS p95HIGH
- CVE-2007-1711EG 6.8EPSS p94MEDIUM
- CVE-2007-1521EG 6.8EPSS p95MEDIUM
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