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CVE-2002-2338

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.88%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2002-12-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2002-2338
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.88%

Original NVD 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.