CVE-2002-0193 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 33.34% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-05-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1/6.0 - Content-Disposition Handling File Execution | 2002-05-15 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4752
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A27
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A99
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4752
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9085
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A27
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A99
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