CVE-2000-0342: qualcomm eudora Link Following
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2000-0342 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Link Following vulnerability in qualcomm eudora. EPSS estimates a 3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 12-07-2000PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.45% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundExploit Reference (peacefire.org)
Maturity: unknown
Qualcomm Eudora 4.2/4.3 - Warning Message Circumvention
Maturity: poc
Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1/6.0 - File Attachment Spoofing Variant
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Qualcomm1 product
- eudora4.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1773077.html?tag=st.ne.fd.lthd.1005-200-1773077X Refsource CONFIRMNot ApplicableVendor Advisory