CVE-2002-2351

Qualcomm Eudora 5.1 - Path Traversal via Trailing Dot in Attachment Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2002-2351. PoCs published by Paul Szabo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script demonstrates a spoofing vulnerability in Eudora 6.1.1 where file extensions can be misrepresented to bypass warning dialogs, potentially tricking users into executing malicious attachments. It crafts a MIME email with embedded HTML and RTF constructs to exploit the flaw.

Description

Eudora 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass security warnings and possibly execute arbitrary code via attachments with names containing a trailing "." (dot).

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Paul Szabo · perlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21696

This Perl script demonstrates a spoofing vulnerability in Eudora 6.1.1 where file extensions can be misrepresented to bypass warning dialogs, potentially tricking users into executing malicious attachments. It crafts a MIME email with embedded HTML and RTF constructs to exploit the flaw.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Eudora 6.1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the full path to the attachment directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Paul Szabo · perlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21695

This Perl script demonstrates a spoofing vulnerability in Eudora 6.0 where file extensions and names of attachments can be manipulated to bypass warning dialogs and execute arbitrary code. It crafts a MIME email with various techniques to exploit the flaw, including embedded CR characters and HTML/RTF inclusions.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Eudora 6.0 (and possibly later versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the victim's attachment directory path · Victim interaction to open the malicious email
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5432
Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00142.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0265
EPSS Percentile 83.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (6)
qualcomm/eudora 5.1
qualcomm/eudora 5.2
qualcomm/eudora 5.2.1
qualcomm/eudora 6.0
qualcomm/eudora 6.0.1
qualcomm/eudora 6.1.1
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026