CVE DATABASE / CVE-2002-0025
CVE-2002-0025
CVSS 5 · MEDIUM
Summary
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.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
Microsoft internet explorer
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References
- 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
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.