Description
RITLabs The Bat! before 3.0.0.15 displays certain important headers from encapsulated data in message/partial MIME messages, instead of the real headers, which is in violation of RFC2046 header merging rules and allows remote attackers to spoof the origin of e-mail by sending a fragmented message, as demonstrated using spoofed Received: and Message-ID: headers.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041973.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18713
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/thebatspoof.aspExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424129/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16515
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24535
- https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0003029
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-February/041973.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18713
- http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/thebatspoof.aspExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424129/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16515
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24535
- https://www.ritlabs.com/bt/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0003029
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 10, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified