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CVE-2002-2338

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) …

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MozillaMozilla
Versions 0.9.2, 0.9.2.1, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.4.1, 0.9.5
NetscapeCommunicator
Versions 4.0, 4.4, 4.5, 4.06, 4.6, 4.07
NetscapeNavigator
Versions 6.0, 6.01, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2

Weakness classification

CWE-20

References