7.5

CVE-2001-0398: ritlabs the_bat

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 24-05-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0398 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in ritlabs the_bat. EPSS estimates a 2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 24-05-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The BAT! mail client allows remote attackers to bypass user warnings of an executable attachment and execute arbitrary commands via an attachment whose file name contains many spaces, which also causes the BAT! to misrepresent the attachment's type with a different icon.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ritlabs1 product
  • the_bat1.0_build1336 | 1.0_build1349 | 1.1 | 1.011 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.015 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.028 | 1.029 | 1.31 | 1.031 | 1.32 | 1.032 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.035 | 1.35 | 1.036 | 1.36 | 1.037 | 1.39 | 1.039 | 1.041 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.42f | 1.043 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.101

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links