CVE-2002-0025 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0 does not properly handle the Content-Type HTML header field, which allows remote attackers to modify which application is used to process a document.

Published: 2002-06-25

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 14.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	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:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14209.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4085
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8118

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.413Z

Reserved: 2002-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0025

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-03-08T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:56:36.800

Link: CVE-2002-0025

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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