The Microsoft Active Movie ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer 5 does not restrict which file types can be downloaded, which allows an attacker to download any type of file to a user's system by encoding it within an email message or news post.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1221
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=95868514521257&w=2
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2000-05-13
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.18183