PT-2002-1262 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-05-29 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-0188

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields. This causes the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, consider applying configuration changes to handle malformed header fields correctly until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of spoofed file types to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0188

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0188 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9086.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://lac.co.jp/security/english/snsadv_e/48_e.html · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0126.html · Note