CVE-2001-0727

N/A Unknown
Published: December 14, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/3033
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100835204509262&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100861273114437&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-36.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-027.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/443699
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/3033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
44.1%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft