CVE-2004-2301 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Eudora email client by sending an email with an excessively long To field, requiring user interaction to open 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-2004-2301?
CVE-2004-2301 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 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
Eudora before 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an e-mail with a long "To:" field, possibly due to a buffer overflow.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2301?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq8m-r2gw-6g4g.