CVE-2001-0398
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ritlabs/the bat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0013.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2530Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.