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Qualcomm Eudora MIME Multipart Boundary Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1285

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a buffer overflow

Description

The remote client is running a version of the Eudora mail client that may be vulnerable to a buffer overflow. This condition may occur if a MIME multipart boundary is of excessive length. Remote attackers may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of Eudora

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1285

Family: SMTP Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:qualcomm:eudora

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0833

BID: 5397