CVE-2002-0338: ritlabs the_bat
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2002-0338 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in ritlabs the_bat. EPSS estimates a 3.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 03-05-2002PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Bat! 1.53d and 1.54beta, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an attachment whose name includes an MS-DOS device name.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.28% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Rit Research Labs The Bat! 1.53 - Microsoft Denial of Service Device Name Denial of Service
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ritlabs1 product
- the_bat1.53d | 1.54d
1 vendor · 1 product