First published: Tue May 29 2001(Updated: )
Eudora 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when the "Use Microsoft Viewer" option is enabled and the "allow executables in HTML content" option is disabled, via an HTML email with a form that is activated from an image that the attacker spoofs as a link, which causes the user to execute the form and access embedded attachments.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Eudora | =5.1 |
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CVE-2001-1326 is considered to be of high severity as it allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
To fix CVE-2001-1326, users should disable the "Use Microsoft Viewer" option and do not open HTML emails from untrusted sources.
CVE-2001-1326 specifically affects Eudora version 5.1.
CVE-2001-1326 involves a phishing attack using HTML emails designed to exploit vulnerabilities in Eudora.
No, CVE-2001-1326 requires user interaction to activate the malicious form in the HTML email.