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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-2313 · published 31 December 2002

CVE-2002-2313: Qualcomm eudora vulnerability

Qualcomm · Eudora

Eudora email client 5.1.1, with "use Microsoft viewer" enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email message containing a META refresh tag that references an embedded .mhtml file with ActiveX controls that execute a second embedded program, which is processed by Internet Explorer.

8.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.83% · top 44.1%
8.8CVSS 2.0 base score
0.83%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Eudora email client 5.1.1, with "use Microsoft viewer" enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email message containing a META refresh tag that references an embedded .mhtml file with ActiveX controls that execute a second embedded program, which is processed by Internet Explorer.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-July/000644.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9654.php
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-July/000644.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9654.php

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-2313), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-04). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.