CVE-2002-2338
The POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2338- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2338- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2316 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2316- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6p5-vm5x-8m2m No score
The POP3 mail client in Mozilla 1.0 and earlier, and Netscape Communicator 4.7 and earlier,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-w6p5-vm5x-8m2m- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Netscape 4.x/6.x / Mozilla 0.9.x - Malformed Email POP3 Denial of Service | 2002-06-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2338 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Mozilla, published December 31, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.88%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/276946
online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/276628
mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:074
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144228
mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
iss.net/security_center/static/9343.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2338
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6p5-vm5x-8m2m