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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2002-2316 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:06:54.208Z
Reserved: 2007-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2002-2338
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Status : Modified
Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2002-2338
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD