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 first variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability
Published Sep 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 33.34%
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 first variant of the "Content Disposition" vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.1
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 33.34% (0.33339) | 98.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33.34% (0.33339) | 98.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 39.73% (0.39725) | 97.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 27, 2025 | 45.78% (0.45776) | 97.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 40.27% (0.40265) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 63.04% (0.63043) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 40.27% (0.40265) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 45.89% (0.45891) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 42.68% (0.42681) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.06% (0.06061) | 93.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 6.06% (0.06061) | 92.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.85% (0.06852) | 92.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.70% (0.33695) | 97.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.70% (0.33695) | 96.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4752 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9085 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A27 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A99 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4752 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9085 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A27 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A99 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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