PT-2002-1126 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-03-08 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-0024

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0

Description The issue allows an attacker to manipulate the display of a file's name by using the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields. This could deceive a user into thinking a file is safe to download.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, consider avoiding downloads from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, users should be cautious when downloading files and verify the file type and source before opening them.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0024

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0024 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4087 · Vendor Advisory