CVE-2002-0338

The Bat! 1.53d and 1.54beta - Denial of Service via MS-DOS Device Name in Attachment

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0338. PoCs published by 3APA3A.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in The Bat! email client by sending an email with an attachment named after a MS-DOS device (e.g., lpt1). The vulnerability triggers when the client is configured to save attachments separately.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by 3APA3A · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21307

This exploit demonstrates a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in The Bat! email client by sending an email with an attachment named after a MS-DOS device (e.g., lpt1). The vulnerability triggers when the client is configured to save attachments separately.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: The Bat! version 1.53d
No auth needed
Prerequisites: The Bat! configured to save attachments separately · Ability to send an email to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8303.php
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4187
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101483832026841&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0328
EPSS Percentile 86.8%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
ritlabs/the_bat 1.53d
ritlabs/the_bat 1.54d
Published Jun 25, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026