CVE-2002-1770 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by sending HTML emails with malicious file:// URLs in video tags, requiring user interaction to view the message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1770?
CVE-2002-1770 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Qualcomm Eudora 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML e-mail message that uses a file:// URL in a t:video tag to reference an attached Windows Media Player file containing JavaScript code, which is launched and executed in the My Computer zone by Internet Explorer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qualcomm Eudora.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2002-1770 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1770 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm95-w2mv-c3q3.