Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0024
CVE-2002-0024
Description
File Download box in Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 allows an attacker to use the Content-Disposition and Content-Type HTML header fields to modify how the name of the file is displayed, which could trick a user into believing that a file is safe to download.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.01, 5.5, 6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4087nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005nvd
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