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CVE-2002-0188
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
Published: May 29, 2002
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 5.01 |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-68xv-fqr5-c2qg
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0126.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9086.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/48_e.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0126.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9086.php Vendor Advisory
- http://www.lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/48_e.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
16.35%
Top 3% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
34.9 / 100
Data Sources
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