CVE-2002-0456 (GCVE-0-2002-0456)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2002-06-11 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:49
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8487.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101622857703677&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4306 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2002-03-15 00:00
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