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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…
High7.5EPSS 31.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 31.0% · top 1.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- CA-2001-36 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20011214 MSIE may download and run progams automatically (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:921 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ie-file-download-execution(7703) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- M-027 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACx_transferred
- VU#443699 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 3578 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20011216 Re: MSIE may download and run progams automatically - NOT SO FAST (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- MS01-058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .