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CVE-2002-0025

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field,...

5.0 Medium

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Exploit likelihood

14.2%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Record
CVE-2002-0025
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Record
CVE-2002-0025
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0025 No score

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Record
EUVD-2002-0025
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-67m6-mx3x-jxgv No score

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field,...

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Record
GHSA-67m6-mx3x-jxgv
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-0025 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) 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 14.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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