Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-2338
CVE-2002-2338
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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Affected products
38cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:0.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:communicator:4.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=4.7
cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.0:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5002nvdExploitPatch
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.htmlnvd
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276628nvd
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9343.phpnvd
- www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276946nvd
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