CVE-2001-0875 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 22.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22711.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245594
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3597
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7636
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1014

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.960Z

Reserved: 2001-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0875

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-11-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0875

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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