CVE-2001-0727
First published: Fri Dec 14 2001(Updated: )
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."
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =5.5 | |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | =6.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
- http://www.osvdb.org/3033
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
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