Denial of Service Vulnerability in The Bat! Email Client by Rit Research Labs
CVE-2001-0675

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Ritlabs
Status: The Bat
Vendor: CVE Published:; 20 September 2001

What is CVE-2001-0675?

The Bat! version 1.51 for Windows is susceptible to a denial of service attack due to improper handling of carriage return characters in email messages. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting an email containing a carriage return that is not followed by a line feed. When a user receives such an email, it can disrupt the functionality of the email client, potentially rendering it unusable until it is closed or restarted. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to users, as it can be easily triggered with minimal attacker effort.