Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the "File Download - Security Warning" dialog box and download arbitrary .exe files by placing a '?' (question mark) followed by a non-.exe filename after the .exe filename, as demonstrated by (1) .txt, (2) .cda, (3) .log, (4) .dif, (5) .sol, (6) .htt, (7) .itpc, (8) .itms, (9) .dvr-ms, (10) .dib, (11) .asf, (12) .tif, and unspecified other extensions, a different issue than CVE-2004-1331. NOTE: this issue might not cross privilege boundaries, although it does bypass an intended protection mechanism.
Published: 2007-10-14
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 10.6% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:31:58.240Z

Reserved: 2007-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5456

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-10-14T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5456

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