CVEvulnerability

CVE-2000-0342

7.5 HIGH Published 2000-04-28 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2000-04-28
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses: CWE-59

Description

Eudora 4.x allows remote attackers to bypass the user warning for executable attachments such as .exe, .com, and .bat by using a .lnk file that refers to the attachment, aka "Stealth Attachment."

Affected configurations

• qualcomm eudora 4.0

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (3)

CWE-356 Missing User Interaction for Potentially Unsafe Action weakness
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
CWE-64 Windows Shortcut Following (.LNK) weakness

References

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1773077.html?tag=st.ne.fd.lthd.1005-200-1773077 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
http://www.peacefire.org/security/stealthattach/explanation.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1773077.html?tag=st.ne.fd.lthd.1005-200-1773077 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
http://www.peacefire.org/security/stealthattach/explanation.html Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry