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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2000-0342 json

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…

published 2000-04-28 26 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2000-0341

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.5%
EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
4
Exploit-DB

Summary

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."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19885)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-23399 Qualcomm Eudora 6.0.1/6.1.1 - Attachment LaunchProtect Warning Bypass (2) remote, 2003-11-25
  • EDB-23398 Qualcomm Eudora 6.0.1/6.1.1 - Attachment LaunchProtect Warning Bypass (1) remote, 2003-11-25
  • EDB-22627 Qualcomm Eudora 5.2.1/6.0 - File Attachment Spoofing Variant remote, 2003-05-22
  • EDB-19885 Qualcomm Eudora 4.2/4.3 - Warning Message Circumvention dos, 2000-04-28
  • peacefire.org http://www.peacefire.org/security/stealthattach/explanation.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.