CVE-2002-0024 describes a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0. Attackers could manipulate the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML headers to alter the displayed filename in the download prompt, potentially tricking users into downloading malicious files. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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