Description
Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying the Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields in a way that causes Internet Explorer to believe that the file is safe to open without prompting the user, aka the "File Execution Vulnerability."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/3033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/3033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2001
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified