CVE-2001-0398 describes a vulnerability in The BAT! mail client where remote attackers can bypass executable attachment warnings. This is achieved by crafting an attachment filename with numerous spaces, causing the client to misrepresent the file type and execute arbitrary commands. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0_build1336CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.0_build1336:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0_build1349CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.0_build1349:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.