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    CVE-2001-0727

    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."

    Published:Dec 14, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 25, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.44122
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699
    http://www.osvdb.org/3033
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
    http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html
    http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699
    http://www.osvdb.org/3033
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High