# CVE-2001-0398: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass executable attachment warnings and execute arbitrary commands by using filenames with many spaces in the BAT! mail client.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 May 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2c6r-pj43-h4x3

## What is CVE-2001-0398?

CVE-2001-0398 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The BAT! mail client allows remote attackers to bypass user warnings of an executable attachment and execute arbitrary commands via an attachment whose file name contains many spaces, which also causes the BAT!  to misrepresent the attachment's type with a different icon.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0398?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ritlabs the Bat.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0398?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-0918](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0918/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-0630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0630/): Other in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2002-0338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0338/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-0675](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0675/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-0676](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0676/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0398 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0398 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0398/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0398/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0398
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0398
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0398

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0398/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.