Qualcomm Eudora WebBrowser Control Embedded Media Player File Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1286

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to an arbitrary 'command insertion' flaw

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Eudora mail client that may have vulernabilities regarding how it handles attachments. Specifically if the client is using the WebBrowser control to view messages, then an attacker may be able to craft a message containing malicious code that will be run on the victims computer.

Solution

Do not use the WebBrowser control to view messages: go to Tools -> Options -> Viewing Mail and uncheck "Use Microsoft's viewer".

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1286

Family: SMTP Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:W/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:qualcomm:eudora

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1770

BID: 4343

Detections

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