ID CVE-2001-0875
Summary Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause the File Download dialogue box to misrepresent the name of the file in the dialogue in a way that could fool users into thinking that the file type is safe to download.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 23-07-2021 - 12:55)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2016-02-19T10:00:00.000-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Tiffany Bergeron
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Harvey Rubinovitz
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Christine Walzer
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
  • name Maria Mikhno
    organization ALTX-SOFT
description Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause the File Download dialogue box to misrepresent the name of the file in the dialogue in a way that could fool users into thinking that the file type is safe to download.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1014
status accepted
submitted 2004-04-29T04:00:00.000-04:00
title IE File Download Dialog Deception Vulnerability
version 70
refmap via4
bid 3597
bugtraq 20011126 File extensions spoofable in MSIE download dialog
xf ie-file-download-ext-spoof(7636)
Last major update 23-07-2021 - 12:55
Published 26-11-2001 - 05:00
Last modified 23-07-2021 - 12:55
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