CVE-2002-0338 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Ritlabs The Bat! email client, specifically versions 1.53d and 1.54beta. This flaw allows a remote attacker to crash the application by sending an email with an attachment named after an MS-DOS device. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While there is an ExploitDB entry for this vulnerability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.53dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.53d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.54dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ritlabs:the_bat:1.54d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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