Description
Buffer overflow in Eudora 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and failed restart) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an Attachment Converted argument with a large number of . (dot) characters.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Qualcomm Eudora 5.x/6.0 - Spoofed Attachment Line Denial of Service EDB-23374 · dos · Nov 12, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20030523 Eudora 5.2.1 buffer overflow DoS mailing-list