CVE-2002-0025

medium

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8118

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-005

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4085

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/255767

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-03-08

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: 6.5

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