Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1 Attachment Converted authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Attachment Converted Handler. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-0336. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1 (Mail Client Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Attachment Converted Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an email message with a carriage return (CR) character in a spoofed "Attachment Converted:" string, which is not properly handled by Eudora.

The weakness was released 05/22/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0336 since 05/22/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (19885). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/22/2003 🔍
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08/11/2014 +4099 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +3829 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0336 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0336
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20441
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2014 23:53
Updated: 02/03/2025 03:32
Changes: 08/11/2014 23:53 (47), 01/21/2019 09:57 (1), 02/03/2025 03:32 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:D6F:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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