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Qualcomm Eudora 4.2/4.3 Warning Message Circumvention Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1289

Synopsis

The remote host may be tricked into running an executable file

Description

The remote host is running a version of the Eudora mail client that doesn't properly warn when a user attempts to view an executable attachment. Specifically it doesn't give out warning messages if a user attempts to open a file that doesn't have one of the following extensions: .exe, .com, .bat. So, for example, an attacker can bypass the warnings by using a .lnk file to launch an executable.

Solution

Edit the Eudora.ini file and add lnk to the WarnLaunchExtensions list or upgrade to the latest version

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1289

Family: SMTP Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:qualcomm:eudora

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0874

BID: 1653