CVE-2002-2338

Summary

CVECVE-2002-2338
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (no new mail) via a mail message containing a dot (.) at a newline, which is interpreted as the end of the message.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 rc2 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.2.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.3 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.4.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.6 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.7 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.8 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 0.9.9 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 rc1 All All
Application Mozilla Mozilla 1.0 rc2 All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.0 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.06 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.07 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.08 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.4 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.5 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.51 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.6 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.61 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.7 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.72 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.73 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.74 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.75 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.76 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.77 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.0 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.06 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.07 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.08 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.4 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.5 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.51 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.6 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.61 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.7 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.72 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.73 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.74 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.75 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.76 All All All
Application Netscape Communicator 4.77 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.0 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.0 All mac All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.01 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.1 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2.1 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.0 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.0 All mac All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.01 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.1 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2.1 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 6.2.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security bugs fixed in 1.0.1 CONFIRM mozilla.org
ISS X-Force Database: mozilla-netscape-pop3-dos (9343): Mozilla and Netscape Web browsers POP3 denial of service XF www.iss.net
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Netscape / Mozilla Malformed Email POP3 Denial Of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq BUGTRAQ online.securityfocus.com
Mandrakesoft Security Advisories MANDRAKE www.mandrakesoft.com
144228 – Malicious email breaks POP server connection CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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