CVE-2001-0643

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-0643
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-09-20 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionInternet 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Security Response - VBS.Postcard@mm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sarc.com
MS Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer CLSID File Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus home mailing list: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Double clicking on innocent looking files may be dangerous af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.guninski.com
McAfee - AVERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vil.nai.com Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Symantec Security Response - VBS.Postcard@mm MITRE www.sarc.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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