CVE-2004-2005

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2004-05-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Eudora for Windows 5.2.1, 6.0.3, and 6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail with (1) a link to a long URL to the C drive or (2) a long attachment name.

Affected products

Qualcomm Eudora: 5.2.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.3, 6.1

References

http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021059.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108395487628044&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11568
http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/6.1.1/RelNotes.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10298
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16086
http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-May/021059.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108395487628044&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/11568
http://www.eudora.com/download/eudora/windows/6.1.1/RelNotes.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10298
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16086

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