CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0024

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML headers. This could mislead a user into believing that a file is safe to download.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be at risk of downloading malicious software, leading to potential data loss and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Internet Explorer to the latest version or consider using an alternative browser to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS