CVE-2002-0338 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash The Bat! email client by sending attachments with MS-DOS device names, requiring user interaction to open the email.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0338?
CVE-2002-0338 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2002. 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! 1.53d and 1.54beta, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an attachment whose name includes an MS-DOS device name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0338?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ritlabs the Bat.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-0338 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0338 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf65-8rx5-cg87.