CVE - CVE-2001-0727

CVE-ID
CVE-2001-0727	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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."
References
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BID:3578 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578 BUGTRAQ:20011214 MSIE may download and run progams automatically URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2 BUGTRAQ:20011216 Re: MSIE may download and run progams automatically - NOT SO FAST URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2 CERT:CA-2001-36 URL:http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html CERT-VN:VU#443699 URL:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699 CIAC:M-027 URL:http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml MS:MS01-058 URL:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058 OSVDB:3033 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/3033~~ (Obsolete source) OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:921 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921 XF:ie-file-download-execution(7703) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
Date Record Created
20020625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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