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CVE-2003-1028
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an…
Medium5.0EPSS 19.1%
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- mitre
Description
The download function of Internet Explorer 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to obtain the cache directory name via an HTTP response with an invalid ContentType and a .htm file, which could allow remote attackers to bypass security mechanisms that rely on random names, as demonstrated by threadid10008.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.1% · top 2.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 7890 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20031201 Comments on 5 IE vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ie-download-directory-disclosure(13847) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20031125 Note for "Invalid ContentType may disclose cache directory" (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.safecenter.net/UMBRELLAWEBV4/threadid10008 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20031125 Invalid ContentType may disclose cache directory (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .