Eudora 6.1.0.6 Status Bar input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Eudora 6.1.0.6 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Status Bar. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2649. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eudora 6.1.0.6. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Status Bar. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Eudora 6.1.0.6 allows remote attackers to obfuscate URLs displayed in the status bar by inserting a large number of characters (e.g. spaces coded as "&#32") in the middle of the URL.

The weakness was presented 05/08/2004 by Brett Glass (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-2649 since 12/04/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download 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 databases at X-Force (16105), Exploit-DB (24098), SecurityFocus (BID 10305†), OSVDB (6009†) and Secunia (SA11581†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/08/2004 🔍
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05/10/2004 +1 days 🔍
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12/31/2004 +234 days 🔍
12/04/2005 +338 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Brett Glass
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-2649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23523
X-Force: 16105 - Eudora URL spoofing
SecurityFocus: 10305 - Qualcomm Eudora Embedded Hyperlink URI Obfuscation Weakness
Secunia: 11581 - Eudora URL Obfuscation Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 6009 - Eudora Long URL Status Bar Obfuscation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 10/05/2025 02:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (55), 06/30/2018 09:13 (8), 10/05/2025 02:19 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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