CVE-2002-0024
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content...
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
- Record
CVE-2002-0024- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
- Record
CVE-2002-0024- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0024 No score
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0024- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x83c-p5vw-2772 No score
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content...
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
- Record
GHSA-x83c-p5vw-2772- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0024 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published March 8, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.33%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.