CVE-2002-2313 describes a critical vulnerability in the Eudora email client version 5.1.1, specifically when configured to use the Microsoft viewer. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a victim's system through a specially crafted HTML email containing a META refresh tag. The vulnerability leverages an embedded .mhtml file with ActiveX controls that, when processed by Internet Explorer, can execute a second embedded program. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality and integrity impact without authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qualcomm:eudora:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.