CVE-2002-2338
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2002-2338 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | The 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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security bugs fixed in 1.0.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | mozilla.org | |
| ISS X-Force Database: mozilla-netscape-pop3-dos (9343): Mozilla and Netscape Web browsers POP3 denial of service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.iss.net | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Netscape / Mozilla Malformed Email POP3 Denial Of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Mandrakesoft Security Advisories | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandrakesoft.com | |
| 144228 – Malicious email breaks POP server connection | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.mozilla.org | |
| SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | online.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.