CVE-2001-0398

N/A Unknown

Published: June 18, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

N/A / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.1%

78th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ritlabs