Qualcomm Eudora 5.1 Attachment privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Eudora 5.1 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Attachment Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0456. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Eudora 5.1 (Mail Client Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Eudora 5.1 and earlier versions stores attachments in a directory with a fixed name, which could make it easier for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in other software that rely on installing and reading files from directories with known pathnames.

The weakness was disclosed 08/12/2002 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0456. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8487) and SecurityFocus (BID 4306†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/16/2002 🔍
08/12/2002 +149 days 🔍
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07/22/2014 +4362 days 🔍
10/24/2024 +3747 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0456 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0456
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18512
X-Force: 8487
SecurityFocus: 4306 - Qualcomm Eudora Known File Attachment Location Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 21:20
Updated: 10/24/2024 04:30
Changes: 07/22/2014 21:20 (48), 01/21/2019 09:57 (3), 10/24/2024 04:30 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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