CVE-2002-2351 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Eudora 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass security warnings and possibly execute arbitrary code via attachments with names containing a trailing "." (dot).
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 2.65% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| qualcomm | eudora |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Qualcomm Eudora 5/6 - File Attachment Spoofing (1) | 2002-08-08 |
| exploit-db | Qualcomm Eudora 5/6 - File Attachment Spoofing (2) | 2002-08-08 |
References
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00142.html
- http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/5.2/RelNotes.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5432
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00142.html
- http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/5.2/RelNotes.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5432
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