CVE-2001-0643

high

Description

Internet Explorer 5.5 does not display the Class ID (CLSID) when it is at the end of the file name, which could allow attackers to trick the user into executing dangerous programs by making it appear that the document is of a safe file type.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6426

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2612

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.postcard%40mm.html

http://www.osvdb.org/7858

http://www.guninski.com/clsidext.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-09-20

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.13463