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CVE-2002-0456
Eudora 5.1 and earlier versions stores attachments in a directory with a fixed name, which could make it easier for attackers to exploit…
Medium5.0EPSS 0.79%
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Description
Eudora 5.1 and earlier versions stores attachments in a directory with a fixed name, which could make it easier for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in other software that rely on installing and reading files from directories with known pathnames.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20020316 MSIE vulnerability exploitable with Eudora (was: IncrediMail) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- eudora-insecure-attachment-directory(8487) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020315 RE: MSIE vulnerability exploitable with IncrediMail (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4306 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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