PT-2002-1744 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2002-09-24 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2002-0722

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 misrepresent the source of a file in the File Download dialogue box, tricking users into thinking that the file type is safe to download. This is related to a problem known as "File Origin Spoofing."

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6.0, update to a version that is not affected by this issue to prevent the misrepresentation of file sources.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0722

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0722 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-047 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5559 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103054692223380&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/5129 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9937.php · Note