CVE-2002-0188
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...
CVE-2002-0188 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 29, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 16.3%EPSS, 97th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
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What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2002-0188- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2002-0188- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0185No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0185- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-68xv-fqr5-c2qgNo score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed Content-Disposition and Content-Type header fields that cause the application for the spoofed file type to pass the file back to the operating system for handling rather than raise an error message, aka the second variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-68xv-fqr5-c2qg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
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